Holly is the program manager for her program. She is creating with her team a plan that will address how the program team will achieve program goals based on who the program will need to interact with in the program. This plan should define all of the people, groups, and other entities the program needs to interact with in order to move the program forward. On what plan is Holly working?
What is the present value of a program that will be worth $3,567,000 if it lasts for six years and the rate of return is five percent?
You are the program manager for your organization. As your program is being initiated there is some initial concern from the management about the utilization of resources in your program and the need for resources in their day-to-day roles in operations. Management has set a limit on your program that resources may only
work 20 hours per week on the program. What is this limit of resource hours in a time period known as?
Mike is the program manager of the NHQ Program. Mike and a vendor are in disagreement over the deliverable the vendor has created for Mike's program. Mike does not believe the vendor has correctly created the deliverable, while the vendor is adamant that his company has indeed completed the contract. Both parties have documented their stance in the debate.
This is an example of what?
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 critical program for a company fails to delivers its intended benefits. The CEO and program sponsor are both held accountable and, ultimately, their employment is terminated by the board of directors.
What should the program manager do before formally closing the program?
Which of the following contract types is described in the statement below?
"The seller is reimbursed for all allowable costs for performing the contract work, and receives a fixed payment calculated as a percentage for the initial estimated project costs."
You are the program manager for the SRQ Program. You have rejected several change requests for the program scope. What must you do with the rejected change requests?