Communication is large percentage of program execution as the program manager must communicate with the appropriate stakeholders. In larger programs face- to-face communication is not always possible. When emails are used what verbal aspect of communication is lost?
d
You are the program manager of the MQQ Program. Your program will use equipment and materials that are new to your industry. You have some concerns that there will be delays and waste by your program team because they've not worked with these materials or tools before. You elect to send the resources that will work the most with these tools through training. The cost of the training in this instance is known as which one of the following?
d
You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?
c
Small changes that bypass the organization's change control procedures are called ____.
a
You are the program manager for your organization and you're coaching Tom, an aspiring program manager, on program management. Tom is curious about controlling communications. Which one of the following is an output of the communications control process?
b
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 progress was anticipated, only 60 percent has been achieved.
What should the program manager do to ensure benefits realization?
d
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?
b
A multi-year complex program will deliver advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) components for autonomous vehicles. Several key stakeholders are concerned because they have not been regularly involved with the program and do not understand the program's benefits.
What should the program manager do to address these key stakeholders' concerns?
c
What is the primary purpose of a project kick-off meeting?
a
Ben is the program manager for his organization. He's working with program team to determine what activities need to be completed in order to move the program into execution. He and the team are subdividing the program scope into smaller, manageable components to determine the activity list. What is Ben and his program team creating by subdividing the program scope in this scenario?
a