PROJECT INITIATION ELEMENTS
This document formally authorizes a project or phase and identifies the project manager.
What is a Project Charter?
These internal resources include standard processes, templates, and guidelines that help teams complete projects.
What are OPAs?
This occurs when unauthorized features are added with good intentions but violate the project scope.
What is gold plating?
Any unique, verifiable product or output created during a project, such as schedules or budgets.
What are deliverables?
This report summarizes original goals, actual performance, client satisfaction, and insights for future improvement.
What are lessons learned?
This narrative document tells the “story” of the project—starting with the why, then the how and what, and ending with how much.
What is a Statement of Work? (SoW)
This technique draws on the knowledge, skills, and experience of individuals or groups to guide decisions.
What is expert judgment?
This uncontrolled expansion of a project’s scope without adjusting time, cost, or resources threatens project success.
What is Scope Creep?
This type of change action ensures future performance aligns with expectations—for example, bringing in a larger backhoe to stay on schedule.
What is corrective action?
It is an important step that a project manager and teams must do at the end of a project to avoid legal implications.
What is close out contracts?
This supporting document provides the business need and cost-benefit analysis to justify whether the project is worth the investment.
What is a Business Case?
This process integrates and consolidates all subsidiary plans and baselines into a single “master blueprint” for the project.
What is a Project Management Plan?
This document outlines a requested modification to scope, schedule, cost, or quality and explains its expected impact.
What is a change request?
Replacing or repairing a component because it does not meet requirements—like reversing hot and cold water fixtures.
What is defect repair?
A project team may chose to do or have this to reward the team for meeting their goals.
What is a project celebration?
This mutually binding agreement obligates the seller to provide a service or product and obligates the buyer to pay for it.
What is a Contract?
These three things—scope, schedule, and cost—serve as standards for tracking performance. What are they called?
What are baselines?
This group evaluates and approves or rejects changes, ensuring modifications align with project objectives.
What is a Change Control Board (CCB)?
This baseline allows the project manager and team members to determine if project becomes “off track” in terms of cost
What is a cost performance baseline?
Along with lessons learned, a project team may archive their activity lists and OPAs to use as __________ for their next project.
What are templates?
These internal or external influences—like government standards or marketplace conditions—affect project charter development.
What are EEF's?
What are subsidiary plans?
This formal process outlines how official project documents may be changed and who can authorize the changes.
What is a Change Control System?
A model used to compare actual project process with an expected timeline
What is Schedule Baseline?
This baseline allows the project manager and team members to determine if project becomes “off track” in terms of deliverable(s)
What is a scope baseline?