PGMP Practice Questions

An experienced program manager is leading a development program in a new company. While reviewing company procedures for formulating a program, they discover there is no company pr...

A program was kicked off, but one of the key stakeholders was not present at the kick-off meeting. What should the program manager do to ensure that the key stakeholder is familiar...

A company is rolling out an innovative program that includes new processes intended to define how the company will manage future programs. While program execution is going well, th...

A company hires a program manager to create a healthcare management system. After five months, the program manager identifies an opportunity to integrate an online medical solution...

A company CEO issues a mandate to automate a new-client onboarding process to replace manual and paper-based procedures. After the program sponsor and program manager obtain formal...

A company implements a transformational business strategy and a program to change its IT infrastructure and service delivery model. While leading a program team from cross-cultural...

A program manager joins a team during its preparation phase. What should the program manager do to obtain formal sponsor approval to begin the benefits delivery phase?

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 program manager initiates a new global program to create a higher level of protection for a company's intellectual property. The company exhibits a relaxed culture and environmen...

When should a program manager approve the closure of a component project?

A company is evaluating the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The program manager performs an analysis to confirm the program's feasibility. What other...

A new component project is approved by the program governance board. The funding for this component project will be provided by an organization different from the organization fund...

One of the constituent project managers asks a new program manager to obtain approval for an additional key project requirement. A tolerance range is set. If the tolerance range is...

The risk manager completes risk response planning. The risk manager believes that to effectively address all eventualities, an additional action is required. What should the progra...

A large infrastructure development program involves three road construction projects, two sewage line construction projects, and one project to lay underground electric cables. Dur...

A program manager for the construction of a ship reviews the program management plan with a shipyard representative. The shipyard representative indicates that while 65 percent pro...

A program manager is responsible for constructing a US$50 million building. Management suggests it will take three years to complete. The program manager can select a design-build...

A software deployment program for a multinational organization requires the engagement of subcontractors. During the program planning phase, the contracts manager informs the progr...

A program is midway through the program delivery phase when a key stakeholder asks if the program is meeting its defined objectives. How should the program manager demonstrate the...

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

The program manager plans to address a negative cost variance generating a red flag in the program management status report. What should the program manager do?

After attending a technology exposition, an influential stakeholder believes that integrating a new technology into the program will increase benefits and help shorten the schedule...

A program manager recognizes that a successful resource being used in project A could also be used in project B. What should the program manager do first to leverage the utilizatio...

In a transformational program, all projects are on track and delivering their objectives. However, stakeholders are hesitant to take on the new processes because performance in the...

The project manager of project A develops a communications management plan. The project manager of project B is new and is uncertain how to develop appropriate communications for t...

The project managers for component projects A and B schedule the same resource to perform tasks during the same timeframe, resulting in an over-allocation. The program manager revi...

To create market advantage, a program sponsor requests accelerating the implementation of a new manufacturing process that is based on a recently improved system component. The pro...

A program manager needs to establish direction and identify the essential aspects of a program. In addition, they must ensure that the context and framework of the program are prop...

A program is in its last year of execution. The program manager will receive a performance bonus if executive leadership and the program steering committee determine that the progr...

A program manager takes over a global program from another program manager. Upon arriving on- site, the program manager immediately sees that stakeholders are upset, because of a l...

A biometrics firm has a facial recognition program with multiple components and project managers. The project manager from the mobile device division escalates a vendor-related ris...

The Crosswind broadcasting has recently been awarded a large contract to create a new children?s television show. This will require the company to move into a new office complete w...