PMI Related Exams
PgMP Exam
The PgMP exam covers five domains:
Strategic Program Management
Program Life Cycle (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, Closing)
Benefits Management
Stakeholder Management
Governance
PMI PgMP is for managing multiple related projects as a program, focusing on strategic alignment and benefits realization. While the PMI-RMP is for managing project risks, specializing in identifying, analyzing, and responding to uncertainties.
Tom is program manager for his organization. His program is scheduled to last ten months and has a cost estimate for the program of $550,000. It is now month nine and Tom reports that he actually has a cost variance of a positive $56,000. While Tom is pleased, the new management is not. Why is a positive cost variance not necessarily good news?
A program in a matrix organization includes subprojects for specific required technologies. The program manager assembles a team of project managers to lead each of the component projects. Each component project requires unique technical skills and expertise. To ensure that there are no budget overruns, the program manager leverages the existing time reporting process.
What is a critical component of the Program Schedule Management Process?
You are the program manager for your organization. Your program team has 43 people that all need to be monitored and controlled. You would like to create a standardized report that you can use to monitor, control, and record the performance of each staff member in your program. What type of report can you create that will help you track your staff and their performance?