PGMP Practice Questions

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...

A program manager evaluates conflicting stakeholder demands associated with cost, schedule, and intended benefits. The implementation team has a strong interest in cost and schedul...

Component project managers create project management plans for all component projects in a program. The program manager notices that some project managers prefer one status report...

The new performance financial system is delivered to all business entities on time following a one- year implementation program. After six months of utilization the global finance...

A large international manufacturing company is centralizing its IT which is currently spread over 16 countries. The transition means physically regrouping the infrastructure and al...

A program manager is working on benefits. The program team created and updated a benefits register earlier in the program. The benefits register should include which of the followi...

A program in a matrix organization includes subprojects for specific required technologies. The program manager assembles a team of project managers to lead each of the component p...

Company A recently signed a contract with a strategic business partner, Company B, to jointly roll out a new technology. Company B is excited about the joint marketing opportunity....

In the last year, all program phase gate reviews received excellent feedback and exceeded stakeholder expectations. Recently, the customer decides that there is no need to continue...

A program to implement a company's new system is nearing completion and the program manager attempts to close the program. However, despite training provided to the operational sta...

A program manager joins a team to fix a troubled enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) system. Analysis indicates that duplicate customer information data is resul...

External resources are required for a program. The program manager receives bids from multiple vendors and presents the top vendor to the program governance board. One program gove...

To meet growth expectations and its board's mandate, an organization drafts a new business strategy to meet future challenges and put the business on track. Key to the new strategy...

Throughout a multiyear program, component projects are transitioned to the customer. During the project acceptance phase, a potential risk is identified and brought to the program...

A program manager initiates a developmental program. Significant resources and funding are required for early activities until the program cost and budget estimates are complete. W...

The program charter for a new, five-component program has been approved. What should the program manager use to communicate the program's intended direction and the linkage between...

A program manager, who reports to a company's CIO, is responsible for managing a strategic initiative program. During a program review meeting, the CIO informs the program manager...

During program execution, how does a program manager ensure that benefits are being realized in accordance with program governance?

The program manager takes over a poorly performing program. After a review of the documentation and interviews with the program sponsor, stakeholders, and program constituents, the...

A rapidly expanding IT company wants to mature its delivery methodology. It creates a benefits management plan that identifies formal program management governance as a key area th...

A request for proposal (RFP) yields a bid with a better delivery schedule and a lower cost, but originates from a vendor not on the prequalified vendor list. During the final revie...

An infrastructure program has 20 projects. The first half of these projects incurred multiple change orders and failed to be completed on time. The program manager meets with the p...

Status information, including program and component status, cost information, risk analysis and other relevant information, is provided in which of the following?

A program with objectives that impact a large segment of the population receives negative commentary from organizations representing the public interest. What action should the pro...

A program manager is leading a program to transform an organization's sales and customer service operations by introducing a new customer relationship management (CRM) solution. As...

A program has been established and preparation is complete. Component projects are planned as a part of which of the following?

A program manager is appointed to manage a new program. The organization's leadership has specified a list of benefits that the program should deliver and has requested that the pr...

A component is scheduled to close at the end of the week. What should the program manager verify prior to allowing the component to close?

The number of emerging risks increases in a component project and the program manager falls behind in reviewing and approving the plans. This impacts the component project manager'...

A municipal agency manages a city's water and wastewater infrastructure. Its six-year capital improvement program (CIP) is approximately US$4 billion, and is used for such things a...

A program manager assigns project managers to five component projects and continues to develop the program team. Which of the following represents the program manager's strategy?

The program manager completed the program's benefits analysis and planning activities. What will this ensure for the program?

A program manager is concerned because several change requests in a component project are causing delays to the program's work package milestones. There are insufficient skilled re...

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 docum...

Near the end of an ongoing project, the program manager is terminated due to underperformance and a new program manager joins the team. The program's last component project will go...

A company's marketing department fails an internal compliance audit. To comply with the auditor's remediation plan, the legal department mandates that a content management system (...

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 governa...

The program selection committee presents several programs for approval: Program A is estimated to cost US$250,000, and has an annual cash inflow of US$75,000. Program B is estimate...

After meeting with the program sponsor and stakeholders, the program manager is asked by the sponsor to accelerate the program to replace two legacy financial systems. The legacy s...

The program manager has a global program with five component projects. The program sponsor wants the management plans, processes/procedures, and technology to be uniform across the...

The program manager leads a medical billing system integration program for company A, a health services provider. Company A acquires smaller company X, which delivers health servic...

A program delivers incremental benefits, but is far from closure. The company completes an acquisition and defines new strategic objectives. What should the program manager do next...