Fun-damentals
A temporary endeavor that has a defined beginning and end in time with defined scope and resources.
What is a project?
The two main categories what "work" falls under in an organization.
What are Operations and Projects.
High-level work that project manager does and it involves managing inter-dependencies among the other knowledge areas
What is Project Integration Management.
These make up a project management framework for a project manager to take a project from start to finish.
What are the 5 Process Groups.
This document states the project objectives, names the project manager and provides direction on the project’s objectives and management.
What is The Project Charter.
The application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently.
What is Project Management?
Functional, Projectized and Matrix.
What are the 3 types of Organizational Structure.
The Key Role of the ____________ is to protect the project team from unnecessary changes and loss of resources.
Who is the Project Sponsor.
This process group includes basic definition of the project, authorization of it, and assurance that the project fits with the business needs before more in depth planning begins.
What is Initiating Process Group.
This becomes the basis for evaluating future trade-offs and a powerful source of motivation for your stakeholders (as the project is seen as benefiting the business).
What is the Project Justification.
Time, cost, and quality
What is the triple constraint.
Resources are only available for project work, after permission is received from the Functional Manager.
What is a Functional Organization.
Integration management involves __________ processes
What is 7.
Can be grouped into processes and procedures for conducting work, and a corporate knowledge base for storing and retrieving information.
What is OPA (Organizational Process Assets)
This includes the project charter, the definition of the project, project objectives, the project budget, the project schedule, the resources required for the project, the approach, management plans, and the initial risk assessment.
What is The Project Plan.
Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling Closing
What are the Five Project Management Process Groups also called IPECC.
Headed by a Project Manager, who has absolute powers to do anything and everything on the project – hire, fire, plan, execute, do anything to get the project completed successfully. Full control.
What is a Projectized Organization.
This K.A. was part of Communications Management until the 5th Edition of the PMBOK.
What is Stakeholder Management.
These factors need to be considered because if your organization already does things in a certain way then there is usually no point in doing them differently just because they are being done in the context of a project.
What are EEF (Enterprise Environmental Factors)
To Make Money To Cut Costs Either or Both
What is "Why Organizations Do Projects".
The PM reports to the MPM, and acts at an equal footing with the FM but the resources still come from the FM.
What is a Strong Matrix.
The ________ project management processes identified in PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition are grouped into ______ knowledge areas.
What is 47 and 10.
This establishes a solid agreement between the project team and the customer by clarifying, identifying, and relating the work of the project to the business owner's objectives
What is a Preliminary Scope Statement.