PgMP exam challenge!

543 Pages·2014·1.642 MB·English

by  Ginger Levin, J LeRoy Ward

PgMP® Exam
Challenge!
Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP
J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
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PgMP® Exam
Challenge!
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PgMP® Exam
Challenge!
Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP
J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
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Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Strategic Program Management ..........................................................................................................................................................................................Section 1
Benefits Management .................................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 2
Stakeholder Engagement .........................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 3
Governance ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 4
Program Management Life Cycle .........................................................................................................................................................................................Section 5
Initiating................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 6
Planning ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 7
Executing .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 8
Monitoring and Controlling .....................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 9
Closing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Section 10
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reface
In 2006, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) issued The Program Management Standard. Then, in 2007,
PMI launched a new credential for program managers, the Program Management Professional (PgMP®).
Dr. Ginger Levin and Mr. J. LeRoy Ward were in a pilot group of 31 people who successfully received the
credential in 2007. They developed a “PgMP® Exam Practice Test & Study Guide” book, now in its fourth
edition, designed to assist others as they studied for the exam as part of the PgMP® credential process.
Preparing for exams is hard work, and we do not want to make it any harder. So we tried to present these
questions and answers in a way that allows you to use them quickly and easily. We also tried to be consistent
and accurate to avoid distracting them from your study. And given the number and types of questions,
some of the material may have fallen short of the mark.
The true test of this book’s usefulness is how well it helps you prepare for the PgMP® exam. So let us
know how it works for you as we focus on continuous improvement. We welcome your comments and
suggestions to make the next edition more useful.
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Preface continued
This PgMP® Exam Challenge! is modeled after their PMP® Challenge!, first developed in 1996 and now in its
Sixth Edition. This publication complements the PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide but does not
replace it. The PgMP Challenge! consists of 505 short questions, which focus on concepts from PMI’s The
Standard for Program Management – Third Edition (2013) and other materials to dramatically increase your
chances of passing this difficult exam for the PgMP. Study hard – it is worth it and good luck in pursuing the
PgMP!
Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP
Lighthouse Point, Florida
J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
New York, New York
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC