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You are the program manager of the JNH Program. Tom, a project manager in your program, has just completed his project and is ready to officially close his project. You agree that Tom's project is com

The correct answer is B. You must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level.. As the program manager, your role during a component project's closure is to verify and confirm that the project has been properly closed at the project level before the program itself can progress toward closure. You oversee but do not execute the closure on behalf of the projec

Program Lifecycle Management

Question

You are the program manager of the JNH Program. Tom, a project manager in your program, has just completed his project and is ready to officially close his project. You agree that Tom's project is completed. What role do you play in Tom's project closure?

Options

  • AYou must ensure that the project sponsor closes the project.
  • BYou must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level.
  • CYou must close the project before operations closes the project.
  • DYou must ensure that the program management team closes the project for the project manager.

How the community answered

(64 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    81% (52)
  • C
    11% (7)
  • D
    5% (3)

Why each option

As the program manager, your role during a component project's closure is to verify and confirm that the project has been properly closed at the project level before the program itself can progress toward closure. You oversee but do not execute the closure on behalf of the project manager.

AYou must ensure that the project sponsor closes the project.

While the project sponsor may play a role in approving closure, it is not the program manager's specific responsibility to ensure the sponsor performs this action - the program manager is responsible for confirming the project is closed, not delegating that authority.

BYou must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level.Correct

The program manager's responsibility during project closure within a program is to ensure that each component project is formally and properly closed at the project level by the project manager and project sponsor. This verification is required before the program can consolidate completed components and ultimately proceed to program closure. The program manager provides oversight and confirmation rather than executing the closure personally.

CYou must close the project before operations closes the project.

Operations does not close projects - they receive the benefits or deliverables of a completed project, and the project closure itself is a project management responsibility, not an operations responsibility.

DYou must ensure that the program management team closes the project for the project manager.

The program management team does not close the project on behalf of the project manager - the project manager and their team are responsible for project-level closure activities, with the program manager providing oversight.

Concept tested: Program manager oversight role in component project closure

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/framework/standard-for-program-management

Topics

#Program Lifecycle Management#Program Governance#Project Closure#Roles and Responsibilities

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