A program with 10 components is in the planning phase. Project managers who oversee the component projects request detailed schedules. These schedules will be merged into one document to create a mast

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Options

• AEstablish a quality review for the project schedules to ensure that resource leveling and baselines
• BWork with the project managers to decompose their schedules to minimize risk and better
• CDecompose the component schedules to determine if work can be executed more quickly to
• DCreate a work breakdown structure (WBS) to align program execution with stakeholder

• A
  19% (5)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  12% (3)
• D
  65% (17)

Explanation

The core responsibility of a program manager in the planning phase is to ensure the program delivers its planned benefits and meets stakeholder needs - not just to consolidate schedules. Choice D is correct because a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) decomposes the program's scope into manageable work packages aligned to benefits and stakeholder expectations, providing the architectural foundation that ties schedule, resources, and deliverables to strategic outcomes. Choice A addresses quality of individual project schedules but does not ensure alignment with the broader program's benefit goals. Choice B focuses on risk reduction through schedule decomposition, which is a project-level concern. Choice C prioritizes speed of execution over alignment with stakeholder needs, which can lead to delivering the wrong outcomes faster.

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