PMI PgMP Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 31

A program manager learns that their company's organizational strategy has changed. This change impacts one component project of a program, misaligning it with both the program objectives and the new organizational strategy. This component project, however, is already 90 percent complete.

What should the program manager do next?

An ice cream company wants to introduce a new flavor to a new market. The executive sponsor requests a sampling for the test market and the sample group provides negative feedback. As this type of program had previously been conducted by the company, the program manager questions whether similar results were experienced during testing.

What should the program manager do next?

A large automaker begins a program to create the next-generation car. As the program team is composed, key stakeholders are identified.

Key stakeholders for the program should include which of the following?

An R&D group director approves a major program's charter. Although the director has a high level of understanding of the program's scope, they are unsure of how the program manager can be successful in delivering the program's commitments.

What should the program manager do to align stakeholders with planning and monitoring the program's progress?

A component project of a multiyear program delivers all expected products and services as anticipated. The component project manager obtains approvals from the stakeholders and transitions the benefits to operations.

What should the program manager do next?

An organization is embarking on a new program aligned with its strategic objectives. The new program has a high level of risk due to the rapidly changing technical landscape in which the organization operates. The organization has mature program management capabilities, as measured by its resources, intellectual assets, and management processes.

Given the organization's history of delivering successful programs, what should the program manager do as part of the planning process?

The program manager wants to increase the team's commitment to the program objectives. The program manager should do which of the following?

A program manager has four projects pending approval. Senior management asks the program manager to identify a project for potential elimination based on the return on investment. The program manager has the following information to guide and support the decision:

Which project should the program manager select to be cancelled?

In preparation for the development and submission of the program master schedule to a client, the program manager meets with the component project manager and master program scheduler to discuss the work breakdown structure (WBS). During the meeting, the master scheduler indicates that the master program schedule should include which of the following?