PgMP Terms and Definitions Flashcards
PgMP Flashcards

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| Benefits Management | Systematically identifying, planning, measuring, and tracking program benefits to ensure they are realized and sustained |
| Component | A project, subprogram, or other related work managed within the program to achieve specific outcomes |
| Enterprise Environmental Factors | Conditions beyond the program's control that influence constrain or direct its execution or outcomes |
| Organizational Process Assets | Plans processes guidelines and knowledge bases utilized by the organization to manage programs effectively |
| Program | A group of related projects, subprograms, and activities managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually |
| Program Benefits Realization Plan | A plan outlining how and when a program's benefits will be tracked measured and realized |
| Program Benefits Register | A record of identified benefits including their ownership metrics and tracking status |
| Program Business Case | A feasibility study establishing the validity of intended benefits and parameters of the program |
| Program Change Management | The framework and process for evaluating approving and controlling changes within the program |
| Program Charter | The official document that authorizes the program, outlining its purpose, high-level scope, objectives, and constraints |
| Program Closure | The formal completion of a program ensuring deliverables are accepted and lessons learned are recorded |
| Program Communications Management | Approaches for generating collecting distributing and storing program information in a timely manner |
| Program Financial Management | Processes for estimating budgeting and controlling funds to ensure the program operates within approved finances |
| Program Governance | The framework, processes, and decision-making structures used to plan and control a program's objectives and alignment to organizational strategy |
| Program Interdependency Management | Identifying and analyzing relationships between program components to minimize conflicts and optimize outcomes |
| Program Issue Log | A document capturing issues affecting the program along with their resolution strategies and status |
| Program Knowledge Management | Capturing distributing and effectively using program related lessons learned and information |
| Program Management Plan | A reference document describing how the program will be planned, executed, monitored, controlled, and transitioned to operations |
| Program Master Schedule | A consolidated timeline of key milestones and activities across all program components |
| Program Procurement Management | Processes to purchase or acquire products and services needed for program execution |
| Program Quality Management | Ensuring that deliverables of the program and its components meet stakeholder requirements and standards |
| Program Resource Management | Planning acquiring and overseeing the resources needed across all program components |
| Program Risk Management Plan | Describes processes and responsibilities for identifying analyzing and responding to program risks |
| Program Roadmap | The chronological representation of major milestones, events, and deliverables of the program, illustrating how it will achieve its benefits over time |
| Program Sponsor | The individual or group who provides resources and support for the program and is ultimately accountable for its success |
| Program Stakeholder Engagement | Proactively managing expectations and communications with individuals and groups whose interests may be affected by the program |
| Program Stakeholder Register | A central document mapping stakeholders along with their roles interests and engagement approaches |
| Program Strategy Alignment | Ensuring the program’s components and intended benefits align with the organization’s overarching strategic objectives |
| Program Transition Plan | The approach and tasks for ensuring successful migration of program outputs into operational use or next phase |
| Steering Committee | A governance body that provides high-level guidance, oversight, and decision-making authority for the program |
About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the PgMP exam give concise definitions and practical explanations of core program management terms and artifacts. Cards cover program governance, the program charter and business case, strategy alignment, program components and interdependency management, and the roles of sponsors and steering committees.
Use this deck to review terminology, concepts, and key ideas tested on the exam, including benefits management and realization, program roadmaps and master schedules, program risk and change management, resource, financial and procurement controls, quality and communications management, stakeholder registers and issue logs, and program transition and closure activities.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Program governance and charter
- Benefits management and realization
- Stakeholder and communications
- Risk, change, and issues
- Resources, finance, procurement
- Schedule and transition planning