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PMI PgMP Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Strategic Program Management | 15% | - Strategic Alignment
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| Program Life Cycle Management | 44% | - Program Execution
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| Program Governance | 14% | - Governance Framework Design
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| Benefits Management | 11% | - Benefits Identification and Definition
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| Stakeholder Management | 16% | - Stakeholder Relationship Management
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PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) Exam FAQ Hub
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The PgMP exam is PMI's official test for the Program Management Professional (PgMP) credential, a certification at the Professional level. Earning it tells employers your skills have been verified by the vendor itself, which carries real weight in hiring and promotion decisions. Within the same certification track, it sits alongside Project Management Professional (PMP), Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP), so it can also serve as a stepping stone toward those credentials.
PMI divides the PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) exam into 5 domains. The largest ones are Stakeholder Management at 16%, Strategic Program Management at 15%, Benefits Management at 11% — together these account for the bulk of your score, so start there. The complete domain-by-domain outline appears in the exam topics section above on this page.
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You will face 170 (150 scored, 20 unscored pretest items) questions in 240 minutes on the PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) exam. Do the math and the per-question budget is tight, which is why pacing drills matter as much as content review. Our advice: take two or three full timed mocks in the ValidVCE engine before the real thing, and practice skipping a stubborn question instead of burning five minutes on it.
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1. Secondary degree: 48 months project management + 84 months program management experience (past 15 years); 2. Bachelor's degree or higher: 48 months project management + 48 months program management experience (past 15 years); 3. Must pass application panel review before exam eligibility Eligibility rules are set by PMI and do change from time to time, so double-check the latest requirements on the official exam page at https://www.pmi.org/certifications/program-management-pgmp before you register.
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PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) Sample Questions:
If a risk has a probability of 60 percent and an impact of -$57,000 what will the expected monetary value of the risk event be?
- A. -9,500
- B. -$34,200
- C. You will need to know the utility function of the organization to determine this.
- D. -$57,000
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
The program manager leads a medical billing system integration program for company A, a health services provider. Company A acquires smaller company X, which delivers health services strategically aligned with company A.
Company X uses a different billing approach than company
- A. Find similar examples of the preferred approach and ask the project teams to document why the preferred approach is better
- B. Gather the costs and benefits associated with each option and recommend the appropriate solution defining why the selected approach is better.
- C. Conduct a thorough stakeholder analysis and develop a program management plan to implement the appropriate solution for both companies.
- D. Company A's chief information officer (CIO) seeks counsel on which solution would be the better option moving forward, requesting the program manager's assistance.
How should the program manager respond to the CIO's request? - E. Document the resources required to implement the recommended solution and demonstrate how this solution will save the company money.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
You are the program manager of the MQQ Program. Your program will use equipment and materials that are new to your industry. You have some concerns that there will be delays and waste by your program team because they've not worked with these materials or tools before.
You elect to send the resources that will work the most with these tools through training. The cost of the training in this instance is known as which one of the following?
- A. Direct costs
- B. Indirect costs
- C. Cost of conformance quality
- D. Cost of doing business
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A program team is responsible for a 5-year facial recognition technology program throughout local hospitals. During the program delivery phase, the program steering committee asks to extend the frequency of the decision-point reviews. What should the program manager do?
- A. Follow a defined checklist to verify the outcomes of the intermediate benefits.
- B. Influence the program steering committee to keep the decision-point process.
- C. Understand the reason behind this request and review governance process.
- D. Conduct an unplanned audit on the performance of the decision-points.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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A program meeting was held virtually to discuss the program scope. Without face-to-face interactions, the program charter seemed ambiguous and program team members appear to be lacking motivation and are unsure of their roles. What should the program manager do to improve productivity?
- A. Spend more time improving communication and collaboration
- B. Train the team in a workshop, focusing on working virtually.
- C. Focus on team-building activities to promote trust and ownership among team members
- D. Reduce ambiguity by introducing the RACI matrix to have a tight control on the program
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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