BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer - RCDD v15 Sample Questions:

1. A software development program will launch iterative versions of new software called Alpha over two years Following that, a program will be released to the program team and developers to create new software called Beta While the program manager prepares the program closure plan tor Alpha, the program sponsor expresses concern about its support after program closure.
What should the program manager do as part of Alpha's program closure plan?

A) Document the program closure procedure to ensure that resources are released from Alpha to develop Beta
B) Keep the Alpha program open until support is no longer required, then execute program closure
C) Execute the transition plan and Include Knowledge transfer to transition Alpha support to operations
D) Adjust Alpha's exit criteria to ensure its support is included in the Beta program

2. A program will generate revenue for several years after it ends. The program manager and the operations manager, who are accountable for managing the benefits after program closure, are in disagreement. The operations manager is concerned that information necessary for managing the processes and benefits after program closure will be unavailable. The program manager expresses that managing the benefits after program closure is not within the scope and must be managed through the scope management plan.
What should the program sponsor do?

A) Direct the operations manager to allocate a resource to the program to ensure that knowledge transfer and process development occur before closure
B) Direct the program manager to develop the necessary plans to ensure benefits can be transitioned and sustained after program closure.
C) Direct the program manager to assess the impact of this change and follow the established change management process
D) Direct the operations manager to allocate the necessary resources to establish proper plans for accepting the benefits and processes after program closure.

3. A program manager is responsible for constructing a USS50 million building Management suggests it will take three years to complete. The program manager can select a design-build option to optimize the construction schedule to 1 5 years However heavy demand for steel is causing price increases and delivery delays. II this trend continues, it could take as long as 4.5 years to complete construction. You learn that a new technology can yield a definitive delivery schedule of 1 25 years
What is the expected time of delivery?

A) 1.25 years
B) 1 00 years
C) 1 50 years
D) 175 years

4. The risk manager completes risk response planning. The risk manager believes that to effectively address all eventualities, an additional action is required.
What should the program manager do next?

A) Establish a contingency reserve
B) Transfer a percentage of known risks
C) Avoid known critical project threats.
D) Perform a final review of project scope

5. A program manager learns that their company's organizational strategy has changed This change impacts one component project of a program misaligning it with both the program objectives and the new organizational strategy This component project, however, is already 90 percent complete.
What should the program manager do next?

A) Recommend that the component project manager complete work activity to deliver benefits to the organization
B) Assess the impact of closure on other component projects, and generate a recommendation for submission to the program governance board
C) Immediately submit a component project closure request to the program sponsor so that resources can be reallocated to strategically aligned component projects.
D) Update the benefits management plan to reflect the impact of the change on the program and its intended benefits

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