Why is it important to communicate the benefits realization plan to stakeholders, including sponsors and the steering committee?

To satisfy the program's communication plan requirements

To document stakeholder feedback for future programs

To provide stakeholders with a detailed schedule of program activities

To ensure alignment and buy-in from key stakeholders

What is the primary purpose of a benefits realization plan in program management?

To list all program risks and their mitigation strategies.

To schedule all program activities and milestones.

To define the program's expected benefits, their alignment with strategic objectives, and the approach for achieving them.

To document the program's budget and funding sources.

A government program is modernizing citizen services. The program manager has developed a benefits realization plan with specific metrics, including a 30% reduction in average service request resolution time. The steering committee is skeptical because a previous program failed to deliver on similar promises. What should the program manager do to gain committee buy-in?

Provide the committee with a summary of the plan and ask for approval without detailed metrics

Ask the committee to define the target themselves to ensure their buy-in

Present the plan and metrics, and explain how the baseline was established from current service data

Reduce the target to 15% to make it easier for the committee to accept

Which stakeholders are specifically mentioned as important to communicate the benefits realization plan to?

Sponsors and the steering committee

Which of the following is an example of a synergy between program components?

Two components are managed by different teams

Two components are scheduled to complete at different times

Two components share a common technology platform, reducing implementation costs and improving integration

Two components have separate budgets

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Domain 3Objective 1

Benefits Definition PGMP Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Benefits Management domain, which accounts for 11% of the PGMP exam. PMI does not publish an official question count, but from its 240-minute exam (~95–160 total, ~10–18 in this domain), expect 2–4 from this objective — we provide 29 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Why is it important to communicate the benefits realization plan to stakeholders, including sponsors and the steering committee?
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What is the primary purpose of a benefits realization plan in program management?
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A government program is modernizing citizen services. The program manager has developed a benefits realization plan with specific metrics, including a 30% reduction in average service request resolution time. The steering committee is skeptical because a previous program failed to deliver on similar promises. What should the program manager do to gain committee buy-in?
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Which stakeholders are specifically mentioned as important to communicate the benefits realization plan to?
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Which of the following is an example of a synergy between program components?
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