A program manager initiates a new global program to create a higher level of protection for a company's intellectual property. The company exhibits a relaxed culture and environment, and is intolerant of processes to the point of being considered process-adverse. However, the company's culture is tolerant of long-term program activities, provided there is continuous progress on improving the protection of its intellectual property. Expectations for rapid progress are low.
What should the program manager do next?

A Project Manager is in the execution phase of a highly visible project and a major milestone is due in three weeks. The Project Manager has discovered that a vendor's deliverable for this milestone will be five weeks late. What should the Project Manager do?

A project manager in your program has estimated the cost of a program to be $145,000. As the project manager's project comes close to completion, the project manager realizes that he has still $27,876 left in his project budget. He decides to add some additional features to the project's deliverables in an effort to use the remaining budget. These additions will add value to the project and the project customer is likely to enjoy these new features. This is an example of what term?

Which of the following documents sets the project objectives?

An organization is embarking on a new program aligned with its strategic objectives. The new program has a high level of risk due to the rapidly changing technical landscape in which the organization operates. The organization has mature program management capabilities, as measured by its resources, intellectual assets, and management processes.
Given the organization's history of delivering successful programs, what should the program manager do as part of the planning process?