Q159.

The above performance report shows the earned value (EV) analysis for a program. The program director performs a high-level analysis and must present a summary narrative to the steering committee.
What do the current findings show?

Q160. A program to implement a new payroll processing system at a healthcare company is nearing completion and is under budget.
What should the program manager do next?

Q161. You are a program manager of a program. You are required to compile performance data of your program.
These data will be sent to relevant stakeholders. You are reviewing the status reports of all projects including the costs, schedule, scope, risks, and other performance data.
In which of the following processes are you working on?

Q162. You are working with Sam, a project manager on one of the projects within your program. Sam doesn’t understand all of the rules and procedures that he’s required to do as a project manager in your program. What are the rules and procedures called in project that Sam must abide by?

Q163. During a program’s definition phase, it is determined that the best approach for delivering the program’s intended benefits is to supplement corporate resources with the procurement of specific products and services from external suppliers.
The program manager should use which of the following to determine and/or document the results of the program procurement planning activity?

Q164. You are the program manager for your organization and are working with your team to create the program scope management plan. This plan defines several things in your program except for which one of the following?

Q165. You are the program manager for the HQM Program. Your program has sixteen constituent projects around the world. You are requiring that each project manager and project management team use the same forms, software, and templates to create standardization in each project. What term is assigned to the forms, templates, and software that your program will provide for your projects?

Q166. You are the program manager for the BHN Program. Your program has 122 stakeholders that you’ll need to plan to communicate with. Considering the size of the program how many communication channels do you have in this program?

Q167. Which of the following directs the improvement efforts to those areas that will have the biggest impact?

Q168. You are the program manager for your organization. Management has assigned you to a new program that has been chartered. Your team is in the process of the Manage Program Issues process. One of the two outputs of this process is change requests. Which one of the following is the other one?

Q169. You work as a program manager for a large construction program. Your program includes constructing hotels across the country. You collect information on the status of the program.
During comparison with the original plan you find the 200 hotels have been completed as against
275 hotels planned as of today. In which program process are you working on?

Q170. You are the program manager for your organization and you’re trying to determine if you buy or build a software solution for your organization. If you build the solution it’ll cost you $75,000 to create and it’ll cost you $12,000 per month to support. If you hire a vendor they can build the solution for $63,000 but their solution will cost you
$15,500 per month to support. How many months would you have to use your in-house solution to equate to the cost of the vendor’s solution?

Q171. 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?

Q172. The program manager compiles a program performance report for review by the program governance board. The performance report indicates that the scope, quality, and schedule objectives have been met, but costs and resource utilization are higher than expected. The program can no longer deliver the planned return-on- investment within an acceptable level and the intended benefits have not yet been realized.
After further analysis of the performance indicators, the program manager should do which of the following?

Q173. A design and production company’s program comprises the design and manufacture of complex parts. During the yearly strategy alignment meeting, the program manager notices that a peer program manager started a project to develop a new manufacturing technology to further reduce operations costs.
What should the program manager do to incorporate this new technology into the program?

Q174. Donna is the project manager for her organization. She is preparing a plan to manage changes to the project should changes be requested. Her change management plan defines the process for documenting, tracking, and determining if the changes should be approved or declined. What system is considered the parent of the change control system documented in Donna’s plan?

Q175. A program with six projects has been running for three years. The company’s procurement and contracts department has compiled a qualified seller list. The program manager determines that one of the projects must be outsourced.
The program manager will use the qualified seller list to do which of the following?