A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.
What is a project?
100
The contract for senior management, stakeholder and/or sponsor support.
What is the project charter?
100
Clear lines of responsibility and accountability.
What are the benefits for your customer?
100
The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives.
Who is the project manager?
100
Keeps track of action items, due dates and commitments that are typically less than a half day effort.
What is the action register?
200
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
What is project management?
200
Includes a review of the action register and completed and upcoming project schedule tasks and the identification of any issues or risks.
What is the project status meeting?
200
More effective use of resources.
What are the benefits for the HR organization?
200
The group performing the work on the project.
Who is the project team?
200
Mission and goals, annual report, strategic plan, business plan and business cases.
What are strategic documents to align your project with?
300
Includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required to complete the project successfully.
What is scope management?
300
The emphasis is on project accomplishments and team recognition.
What is the project closeout meeting?
300
Increased team spirit.
What are the benefits for your project team?
300
They will use the products/services or result of the project.
Who is the customer/user?
300
Excellence, commitment, integrity and teamwork.
What are IFC corporate values?
400
Includes the processes that organize, manage, and lead the project team.
What is human resource management?
400
Ensure all team members and stakeholders have the most current project information, whether or not they attend the status meeting.
What is the project status report?
400
Increased level of professionalism in client interactions; increased visibility and credibility.
What are the benefits for you?
400
The person or group that provides the financial resources, in cash or in kind, for the project.
Who is the project sponsor?
400
It organizes and defines the total scope of the project.
What is the work breakdown structure?
500
Includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information.
What is communications management?
500
Completed at the end of the project or at the end of project phases for longer projects.