What should a program manager do to ensure that the program meets the organization's strategic goals?

Question

Options

• AManage the program delivery phase
• BAnalyze the benefits management plan
• CAssess the program reports
• DEngage the program steering committee

• A
  13% (6)
• B
  78% (35)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Analyzing the benefits management plan is the program manager's primary tool for ensuring alignment with organizational strategic goals, because this plan explicitly maps program outcomes to intended benefits and traces those benefits back to the organization's strategic objectives - making it the definitive reference for strategic alignment checks.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Manage the program delivery phase) is an execution activity, not a strategic alignment check - delivery management ensures work gets done, but doesn't inherently verify it's the right work relative to strategy.
• C (Assess the program reports) provides status information but is backward-looking operational data, not a forward-looking strategic alignment mechanism.
• D (Engage the program steering committee) is valuable for governance and escalation, but the steering committee advises based on the benefits management plan - it's a stakeholder activity, not the alignment instrument itself.

Memory tip: Think of the benefits management plan as the program's "strategic contract" - it's the document that formally links what the program delivers to what the organization gains, so whenever a question asks about strategic alignment or benefits realization, the benefits management plan is almost always the right anchor.

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