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QUESTION 71
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the program work breakdown structure (WBS)?

QUESTION 72
A program is developing a next-generation product line, and one component has been delivered. However, due to a change request, expectations for another component are unmet.
What activity should the program manager perform next?

QUESTION 73
You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program, which has just started, has eight projects and many of the projects share resources such as equipment and people. Management has asked that you identify when the project resources will be utilized on each project within your program. They are worried some resources may be idle or overscheduled. What approach can you use to consider the availability of resources when the project managers begin sequencing their project activities?

QUESTION 74
What is the primary purpose of a project kick-off meeting?

QUESTION 75
What cost estimating approach uses the work breakdown structure to create a cost estimate?

QUESTION 76
You are the program manager for your organization. Management would like to consider the present value for your program. If your program is predicted to be worth $450,000 in two years what is the present value of the program if the interest rate is six percent?

QUESTION 77
A company is building a global monitoring network in 40 countries. The program completes the planning phase and a review is conducted of the program components’ strategic alignment with the intended program and company goals. The review identifies issues that should be resolved to improve program progress. One of the issues identified is the lack of incorporation of both software and configuration management tools.
Which of the following must be addressed?

QUESTION 78
What cost estimating approach uses the work breakdown structure to create a cost estimate?

QUESTION 79
You are the program manager for your organization and you need to define all of the program resources you’ll need for your program. All of the following can be considered a program resource except for which one?

QUESTION 80
You are the program manager for your organization. You have proposed a program that will cost $750,000 and will last for four years. Management is concerned with the cost of the program in relation to the return your program will bring. If the rate of return is six percent what is the minimum value your project should return in four years based on the investment of the program?

QUESTION 81
You are the program manager for your organization and are coaching Bonnie, a project manager, who would like to be a program manager wants to know what a program is. Which one of the following statements best defines what a program is for Bonnie?

QUESTION 82
You are a Project Manager managing the building of a housing development. As the plumbing is being installed, you cannot find a building permit. As the Project Manager, to whom do you report this violation?

QUESTION 83
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 review of the RFPs, the program manager is informed that the new bidder is a relative of the project manager.
Although the bid meets all company policies, the program manager is concerned about a conflict of interest.
What should the program manager do?

QUESTION 84
Martha is sharing her experience of her last project as the project manager. She tells that when she presented customer a formal acceptance and sign-off document, they refused to sign, claiming that the product does not meet their expectation. Taking which of the following steps could have been prevented the situation? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

QUESTION 85
Olive is the program manager for her organization. She has created a request for proposal for a large portion of her program. In this work to be procured she has set several requirements for the vendors to participate. The chief among these requirements is a vendor must have at least four licensed electricians in his team. This requirement for four licensed electricians is an example of which one of the following terms?

QUESTION 86
You are the program manager for a construction program. In this program you are requiring that all workers adhere to the identified safety requirements. Some of the work in the program you’ve decided is too risky for the program team members so you’ve hired specialists to manage the dangerous work. The outsourcing of the dangerous work to a specialist is what type of risk response?

QUESTION 87
Which of the following terms is used for a schedule compression technique where two activities that were previously scheduled to start sequentially start at the same time?

QUESTION 88
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 phase gate reviews.
What should the program manager do next?

QUESTION 89
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 with the program’s benefits and supports the program?

QUESTION 90
You are the program manager for your organization and your team has reported on a new issue among your program stakeholders. You want to address this issue as soon as possible, but it will need to be studied and reviewed. You recommend that Shirley, one of your program team members, study the issue and present a few solutions in a week’s time. What else should you do with the issue?

QUESTION 91
What is the primary purpose of a project kick-off meeting?

QUESTION 92
Alice is the project manager of the NHQ Project and is entering the project’s closing processes. The project, she has managed, has been for another organization in a contractual relationship. Her organization requires Alice to complete performance reviews of the project team, review the deliverables with the project customer, and to obtain formal signoff of the project deliverables. There may be other conditions and activities that Alice likely will need to do in this final project phase. Where can Alice check regarding this project?

QUESTION 93
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 acceptance of the program charter, what should be done next?