A software company's program manager is conducting closing procedures for a program. At the last steering committee meeting, realized benefits were presented to the program governance board. What shou

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Options

• ABegin transitioning program resources, and update the resource and program management plans
• BInitiate knowledge transfer with the receiving organization, and establish the program integration
• CUpdate the financial, stakeholder, and contract management plans, and archive them in the
• DObtain sponsoring organization approval to begin closeout procedures to transition benefits

• A
  77% (44)
• B
  7% (4)
• C
  14% (8)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

After presenting realized benefits to the program governance board at the last steering committee meeting, the program is effectively ready to enter its final closing activities. Choice A is correct because transitioning program resources and updating the resource and program management plans is the logical and immediate next operational step - the program team and assets must be reassigned, and plans must reflect the program's closing state. Choice B (knowledge transfer and integration management) is also a closing activity but comes after or concurrent with resource transition. Choice C (updating financial, stakeholder, and contract plans) is part of administrative closeout but is not the first priority. Choice D (obtaining approval to begin closeout) is already implied as having occurred when the governance board accepted the benefits presentation at the final steering committee meeting.

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