You are the program manager of the HNG Program. This program has a budget at completion of $2,345,900 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 percent complete and you have spent $789,000. The program is supposed to be 35 percent complete but do to some delays you're slightly behind schedule. Based on this information, what is the schedule performance index (SPI) for this program?

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?

At the beginning of the second year of a five-year strategic cycle, the program management team attends a checkpoint session to review the state of the company's strategy. During the previous year, the company needed to comply with new government regulations that impacted this strategy.
Based on this information, what should the program manager do?

You are the program manager for your organization and are planning the composition of the project team.
In your organization resources are used from throughout the company and may serve on more than one project. While you, the program manager, will have most of the authority on the program you want the project managers to have authority over the project decisions. What type of an organizational structure does your organization have?

You are the program manager for your organization that utilizes vendors from several different organizations. A vendor has submitted an invoice for the work they have completed in your program. You have reviewed the work results and agree with the vendor that their contractual obligation is complete. What should you do next in regard to the vendor's invoice?