Assessment Task 1 – Unit Knowledge Test (UKT)

Read and follow assessment’s instructions and provide answers to questions below:

Envision the desired future state

Instructions to Student

1. What roles are required for effective program governance and how you would agree the key roles, accountabilities and responsibilities with senior stakeholders?

2. Name three factors would need to be considered to ensure that the appropriate finance and resource authorities were in place with senior stakeholders, throughout the program?

3. How do you ensure that reliable program governance decisions regarding complex priorities and competing demands on the program were made using repeatable and documented methods?

4. Give three reasons why it is important to compare decision making processes and outcomes against program objectives?

5. Explain how program controls help to ensure program governance makes timely and effective decisions?

6. What program management systems might be used to ensure effective program governance takes place?

7. Describe how a program management office help with program governance and delivery?

8. What audit and/or compliance requirements would you need to factor in when designing program governance?

9. Describe three ways which would ensure that records are securely maintained for appropriate access and currency of information?

10. Describe two key steps that should be taken to rectify a program compliance issue.

11. What are the two major consequences that can occur if program governance does not act in an appropriate and ethical manner when handling compliance issues?

12. Name at least three types of management or governance support that programs should have?

13. Describe two key steps that should be taken to establish skill development support systems for program personnel to meet program needs?

14. Name four factors that you need to consider when designing an effective program knowledge management system that can support current and future organisation requirements, for program development.