PK0-004 · Question #916
Which of the following BEST describes a characteristic of a program?
The correct answer is D. It contains multiple components. A program is a group of related projects and activities managed in a coordinated way to achieve strategic benefits not available from managing them individually.
Question
Which of the following BEST describes a characteristic of a program?
Options
- AIt is temporary in nature.
- BIt involves daily stand-up meetings.
- CIt is part of a project.
- DIt contains multiple components.
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A9% (2)
- B5% (1)
- D86% (19)
Why each option
A program is a group of related projects and activities managed in a coordinated way to achieve strategic benefits not available from managing them individually.
Being temporary in nature is a defining characteristic of a project, not a program - programs are ongoing governance structures that persist as long as their strategic goals require.
Daily stand-up meetings are a team-level Agile ceremony associated with individual projects, not a defining characteristic of a program.
A program is not part of a project; projects are components within a program, making this the reverse of the correct relationship.
By definition, a program contains multiple related projects and other work components governed together under a unified framework to achieve strategic objectives. Programs provide coordinated oversight across their components, enabling shared resources, risk management, and benefit realization that individual projects cannot achieve alone. This multi-component structure is the defining characteristic that distinguishes a program from a single project.
Concept tested: Program definition vs project - multi-component structure
Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/program-management-standard-overview-8258
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