PGMP Exam Questions

A program manager at a pharmaceutical company plans a new drug development effort. The development is slated to yield three drug variants. The program manager articulates the progr...

A component project of a program is completed, and will provide the intended incremental benefits. How should the program manager proceed with the component transition?

A company is building a global monitoring network in 40 countries. The program completes the planning phase and a review is conducted of the program components' strategic alignment...

Which of the following serves as a guiding principle for a program manager when preparing a program work breakdown structure?

A small, regional utility closes a customer rewards program and transitions it to operations. The executive sponsor and program manager are concerned about the impact on benefits r...

A software development program will launch iterative versions of new software called Alpha over two years. Following that, a program will be released to the program team and develo...

An IT program manager is concerned that a program is not achieving its defined incremental benefits due to a lack of delivery by the business team. The IT team has several dependen...

A global enterprise resource planning (ERP) program's scope includes designing and building a global template. Plans include a pilot implementation project to validate the template...

A program receives initial approval from the selection committee to proceed with the program development. What should the program manager do next?

The program manager of a multinational program must reconcile data including subject matter experts' labor hour estimates, and other direct resource hour estimates. In addition, th...

A key stakeholder's requirement contradicts the organization's strategic objectives. The program manager meets with the stakeholder, but is unable to reach a compromise on the requ...

Near the completion of a transformation program, the operations manager is concerned that their department failed to be notified in advance of the new service being transitioned in...

A program stakeholder is concerned about information they receive about a project. Who is responsible for reviewing the communications management plan to assure adequate informatio...

A program manager prepares the program for review to secure funding by senior management. Which of the following must the program manager identify when creating the program charter...

A newly appointed country manager suggests that the regional program manager use a social media platform to expedite communications and address questions. The new country manager u...

A program manager for the construction of an international event venue that will impact the local community needs to determine the best approach for communications. One of the cond...

A program manager has been assigned to a program that has received approval of the program charter and for which a stakeholder register has been prepared. During stakeholder engage...

A program is in its execution phase when a component project manager suggests a potential change that could increase the financial benefit of the program. The program manager is he...

A company initiates a program to reorganize its sales and production departments. Three production departments are located at the three production plants next to the company's head...

After an organization initiates a strategic program, several project managers express interest in joining the program team. The program manager's supervisor recommends a list of pr...

A company CEO meets with key customers to learn how they can be better served. After discovering that some executive team members disagree with each other, the CEO asks the program...

XYZ Company hires you to make its transitioning procedure more effective in meeting close-out requirements. You review XYZ's transitioning procedures to eliminate any that do not b...

At the beginning of the second year of a five-year strategic cycle, the program management team attends a checkpoint session to review the state of the company's strategy. During t...

A country is in the process of strengthening its defense program. A key project is not meeting its specified performance objectives. The project manager initiates a change request...

A sponsor decides that the business environment is unfavorable for continuation of a program. The sponsor asks that the program be closed. What items should be completed as part of...

A regional finance program is impacted by a new currency regulation issued by a country in the region. The new regulation requires changes to the financial statements of that count...

The program manager wants to ensure that a program contributes to shareholder value. The program manager should verify alignment with which of the following?

Stakeholders make ad-hoc requests on a routine basis. This causes duplication of reporting and communication gaps that affect the program's performance. To resolve this situation,...

A large program consists of several component projects and six project managers. The program governance board requests that all components within the program undergo user acceptanc...

A company wants to perform a preliminary stakeholder analysis to assess a new program's support. What should the program manager develop?

The chief executive officer (CEO) informs the program manager that the delivery date for project A must be compressed by two months to accommodate market needs. Project A relies up...

A program sponsor is concerned about the status of high-priority risks and budget variances. The program manager should refer to which of the following?

A program will generate revenue for several years after it ends. The program manager and the operations manager, who are accountable for managing the benefits after program closure...

In a program's definition phase, a program manager in country A is assigned to expand a restaurant chain into country B. The program manager creates the program team by identifying...

Program manager B leaves the program and program manager A takes over the program responsibilities. Program manager A wants to ensure that all expected benefits of the program are...

A multi-year complex program will deliver advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) components for autonomous vehicles. Several key stakeholders are concerned because they have not...

After a company's senior executive management meeting, the CEO issues a mandate to automate a new- client on-boarding process that would effectively eliminate the current, manual,...

During the last steering committee meeting, a program manager presented the benefits register to the program governance board. Since the intended benefits of the program were reali...

A program governance board mandates that phase gate reviews must be held so each component project can be reviewed and individually authorized to proceed to the next phase. Trackin...

A critical program for a company fails to delivers its intended benefits. The CEO and program sponsor are both held accountable and, ultimately, their employment is terminated by t...

What would prevent a program manager from completing program closure once a program has been completed?

The program manager compiles a program performance report for review by the program governance board. The performance report indicates that the scope, quality, and schedule objecti...

A program completes all component projects and all identified benefits are being delivered. However, the program sponsor is concerned that long-term benefits may not meet organizat...

During program execution, a program manager receives feedback from an executive sponsor that some program stakeholders may not understand the intended benefits of the program. Whic...

During the execution phase of a program, a stakeholder complains to the program manager that they did not receive critical communications about one of the component projects. What...

An initiative involves the development of new technology and leverages existing technologies. It is determined critical by the program governance board and the program sponsor that...

A design and production company's program comprises the design and manufacture of complex parts. During the yearly strategy alignment meeting, the program manager notices that a pe...

The program sponsor returns from a board of directors meeting after identifying a significant risk to the program schedule. This may impact the program's benefits realization. What...

A program includes the development and shipping of 12 million product units over the next year. However, one program supplier has a history of overestimating its planned volume, wh...

During a program's definition phase, it is determined that the best approach for delivering the program's intended benefits is to supplement corporate resources with the procuremen...