1. In which process would a project be overseen to ensure it is being carried out appropriately?

A. Evaluate new information

B. Close the program
C. Deliver the capabilities
D. Plan progressive delivery

2. Identify the missing word in the following sentence.

Without the promise of ……………., organizations would not invest in programs.
A. outputs
B. capabilities
C. benefits
D. outcomes

3. Which is a learning network comprising people who share a skill and who improve as they interact
and learn from each other on a regular basis?
A. Change recipients
B. Community of practice
C. Resources
D. Program office

4. Which assurance activity is driven by the need to conduct capability assessments?

A. End-of-tranche reviews
B. Project exception reports
C. Capacity management reviews
D. Risk impact assessments

5. Which document defines what information should be reported from one governance board to
another?
A. Issue resolution approach
B. Risk response approach
C. Decision-making approach
D. Design approach

6. Which type of benefit is MOST LIKELY to reduce an organization's operating costs?

A. Effectiveness
B. Efficiency
C. Compliance
D. Financial

7. Which document, once approved, leads to the budget for the 'identify the program' process being
confirmed?
A. Program brief
B. Program mandate
C. Resourcing approach
D. Business case

8. Which document describes how the program will encourage a culture of embedding continual
improvement into ways of working?
A. Assurance approach
B. Knowledge and learning approach
C. Information approach
D. Decision-making approach
9. Which is a reason for an organization to use program management?
A. To recruit skilled resources into its business as usual activities to achieve operational objectives
B. To prioritize how it uses scarce, shared resources across multiple projects to achieve value for
money
C. To eliminate the need for it to manage the interrelated project-based and process-based work
D. To protect its existing arrangements for managing operational resources and knowledge

10. What is the 'align with priorities' principle MOST LIKELY to ensure?
A. A balance is maintained between the delivery of outcomes and business as usual performance
B. The desired outcomes are captured in the vision to keep stakeholders focused on what is
important
C. The program is adjusted to reflect new information and improve decision-making
D. Capabilities are devised and implemented leading to new, beneficial ways of working

11. Which theme describes how management of the program information is essential when supporting
a program?
A. Assurance
B. Decisions
C. Organization
D. Knowledge

12. Why should the SRO be accountable for building a culture of realistic reporting?
A. Because there are many ways in which a program team can present information
B. Because providing false information on historic performance destroys value
C. Because PESTLE can be used as a prompt list for horizon scanning and risk identification
D. Because the ‘issue register’ is used to record events that require management action

13. Which theme describes how control is modified for the different management levels in a program
to facilitate delivery?
A. Organization
B. Decisions
C. Assurance
D. Design

14. What does apply the 'bring pace and value' principle ensure?
A. Coherent organizational capabilities are designed and embedded into operations
B. The changing resources required to deliver the program of work are available
C. The desired outcomes are captured in a clear vision, and communicated to stakeholders
D. The investment in program management is justified by the coordinated delivery of outcomes

15. Which factors should be considered when conducting an investment appraisal?

A. Costs and resources associated with the program
B. Outcomes and risks associated with the program
C. Costs, benefits and risks associated with the program
D. Outputs, outcomes and benefits associated with the program

16. Why does providing a range of options support good decision making?
A. Because decisions on changes need to be made at the appropriate governance level
B. Because understanding the wider context helps to challenge existing perspectives
C. Because access to privileged information needs to be restricted to the right people
D. Because gap analysis identifies what activities are needed to deliver the future state
17. Which is a benefit of evaluating new information?
A. Showing when the outcome expectations are deemed to have been sufficiently achieved
B. Supporting stakeholders in the business to adopt the capabilities into new ways of working
C. Directly supporting decision-makers in the governance structures
D. Showing when resources are deemed to be better used elsewhere

18. What is the purpose of the 'stakeholder engagement approach'?

A. To detail how the program will be structured to deliver the capabilities and outcomes
B. To detail two-way communication activities with stakeholders, and how feedback will be encouraged
C. To describe the governance structure including limits of authority for the governance boards
D. To describe the context and the controls required to build commitment from affected parties

19. Which is a type of risk that should be managed at the program level?
A. A threat that work within current business operations could be delayed
B. A threat to a project that could directly impact an outcome of benefit
C. A threat that a project could be delayed, but still deliver to agreed timescales
D. A threat that could result in a small overspend on an individual project

20. How does the 'justification' theme apply the 'lead with purpose' principle?
A. By proving and communicating financial viability through the business case
B. By recording the level of uncertainty of estimates and risks in the business case
C. By implementing governance related to the approval of financial investments
D. By updating the business case with revised phasing of costs and benefits

21. What should be considered when validating the business case?

A. How the vision for the program will be agreed and approved
B. How the benefits, and the associated risks, will be captured and prioritized
C. How the target operating model will be defined and approved
D. How much financial contingency has been set aside for knowable risks

22. Which is a regular event that looks at how work processes can be improved?
A. Decision point
B. Retrospective
C. Audit
D. Risk assessment

23. Which type of management would be used to ensure people are working from the latest version of
a document?
A. Knowledge management
B. Benefits management
C. Information management
D. Risk management

24. What is a purpose of the issue register?

A. To record problems and the possible impact on objectives
B. To provide an audit trail of choices made by the sponsoring group
C. To describe the likelihood of a threat occurring
D. To define how change requests will be captured
25. Which is the definition of a decision point?
A. An occurrence that triggers the need for program governance
B. An activity that is required to achieve an aspect of the program
C. A discipline that provides transparency and confidence
D. An output of the combined impact of risk on the program objectives