Over the life of your program you've received many change request forms. Some of the change requests have been approved and some have been declined. Where should you record all change requests and their status?
Andy is the program manager of the HQN Program. This program is nearing its completion and there is still
$25,000 left in the program budget. Andy has asked the program team to identify some extra deliverables that can be included in the program scope to improve the program deliverable but also to use all of the funds in the budget. What term is assigned to the actions that Andy is trying to do in this instance?
A regional finance program is impacted by a new currency regulation issued by a country in the region. The new regulation requires changes to the financial statements of that country’s branches by the end of the fiscal year. Failing to comply with the regulation may result in fines and/or closure of the branches. A branch general manager immediately meets with the program manager to select and secure a local fiscal expert to support
the regulation, as these types of resources are in high demand. There is a high risk that the changes will not be completed on time if the resource is not secured.
What should the program manager do to address the risk?
Company A acquires company B, which leads to a two-year program to integrate the processes and systems. Company B uses a different project management process, and the company’s staff is unhappy about the acquisition. As a result, company B’s project team fails to provide status and cost data in a format that conforms to the program standards.
What should the program manager do first?
A new program is comprised of four component projects. The program manager must assign project managers to each of the four projects. There are eight potential project managers to consider.
What should the program manager do before assigning the project managers?
The program manager wants to increase the team’s commitment to the program objectives.
The program manager should do which of the following?
Throughout a multiyear program, component projects are transitioned to the customer. During the project acceptance phase, a potential risk is identified and brought to the program team's attention.
What should be done with the identified potential risk?
An unforeseen geopolitical risk impacts a program to establish a company’s operations abroad. Stakeholders now want to establish a risk response team to define a mitigation plan. Ultimately, what appeared to be a significant risk resulted in a negligible risk.
What should the program manager recommend to stakeholders for future, similar situations?
You are the program manager for your organization and are working with your program team to create the
program scope. Based on the program requirements you have identified the major deliverables of each phase in your program scope. Management has requested that you plan for cost estimating to happen at each phase of the program before continuing the work. Management may elect to cancel the program at the end of each phase based on past performance of the program. What are the reviews of management called at each phase?
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?
