Project Management Fundamentals
A globally recognized professional certification offered by the Project Management Institute.
What is a project management professional?
A guide for defining work as it relates to a specific project’s objectives.
What is a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
The stage where the project management plan is put into action.
What is the Executing stage of a project's life cycle?
This differentiates projects from routing operations.
What is uniqueness?
Selecting skilled members, fostering collaboration, and creating a positive culture.
What is building a reliable team?
A traditional and linear common project methodology.
What is waterfall?
An event that occurs with every project.
What is kick-off meeting?
The stage where all project activities and deliverables are formally concluded.
What is the Closing stage of a project's life cycle?
A temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result.
What is a project?
Breaking down the project, setting milestones, and celebrating small wins.
What is creating smaller (SMART) goals?
The project management office that has low control.
What is a supportive project management office?
The foundation of every project and keeps everyone informed of the project and expectations.
What is communication?
The stage where the project is first conceived.
What is the Initiating stage of a project's life cycle?
A repetitive process that produces the same result over and over.
What is operations?
Assigning clear roles, empowering members, and encouraging ownership.
What is giving responsibility to each individual?
A document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
What is a project's charter?
A project manager must ensure all facets of this document are met.
What are contract terms?
A detailed roadmap for achieving project objectives.
What is the Planning stage of a project's life cycle?
A project management office that has a high level of control.
What is a directive project management office?
Defining clear objectives, aligning with stakeholders, and prioritizing goals.
What is knowing the main goal of the project?
Planning and organizing a company's resources to move a specific task, event, or duty toward completion.
What is Project Management?
A document that announces all project objectives have been met.
What is a final report?
Track, review, and regulate project progress and performance to ensure alignment with the plan.
What is the Monitoring & Controlling stage of a project's life cycle?
A project management office that ensures compliance.
What is a controlling project management office?
Leading project management organization, offering certifications, training, events, and resources for project professionals.
What is the Project Management Institute (PMI)?