Just the Basics
We call these constraints the "iron triangle" of project management.
What are scope, cost/budget, and schedule/time?
This person formally authorizes a project to begin. Is the project manager or project sponsor?
Who is the project sponsor?
This is an acronym for someone who has special expertise in something, we might consult them for help on a project.
Who is a subject matter expert (SME)?
This term refers to when the project team completes extra work without addressing the impact on time, costs or resources and/or without customer approval.
What is scope creep?
As part of a project for a house remodel, the interior walls must be insulated. Is this a project objective or requirement?
What is a project requirement?
This is the term for project items that we generate as part of the project management process, or documents we generate as project deliverables (such as a user manual).
What is a project artifact?
These are the five phases of the typical project life cycle.
What are initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and close-out?
You work for an artisanal chocolate bar company. Your role is to develop chocolate bars that are vegan, organic, and of a reasonable price. You conduct market research and plan out which new flavors will be released and when. Are you a project manager or product manager?
Who is a product manager?
What is one way we could prevent scope creep on a project?
What are . . . establishing a change control process, clear out-of-scope items in project charter, communication of impact to customer, etc.?
These are people who are impacted by the project's success or failure.
Who are stakeholders?
This is a group of related projects that are best managed together. Is this a portfolio or a program?
What is a program?
In this type of organization, project managers have the highest level of authority.
What is projectized?
Developing this project artifact helps us better define and understand the scope of the project, and break it down into meaningful buckets of work.
What is a work breakdown structure?
If you have a project with a well-defined deliverable and a clear, concrete timeline, should you use a predictive/waterfall technique or an agile/adaptive one?
What is predictive/waterfall approach?
In this approach to project management, we would expect a shorter planning period and more time spent executing.
What is "agile" or adaptive style of project management?