Chapter 4 - Org Capability
This type of structure is organized by areas of expertise.
What is a functional organization?
This approach to handling conflict should be used only when we realize we are wrong, the issue is more important to the other party, or we have a "bigger fish to fry" later in the project.
Complete this sentence. Stakeholders are those affected by the project process and/or affected by project _______.
What are "results"?
This document is the key outcome of the project initiation phase
What is a "project charter"?
This describes the organizational concept that means there is only one boss providing instructions.
What is unity of command?
Name the four key stages of team development in typical order.
What are 1) forming, 2) storming, 3) norming and performing?
What is the difference between internal and external stakeholders?
A collection of projects, programs, and operations managed together to meet strategic objectives is called . . .
What is a portfolio?
A projectized organization tends to use this technique, in which team members work together at an alternate location.
What is co-location?
During this stage of team development, team members feel close to each other and a have good understanding of how to work with each other.
What is performing?
This type of communications is something we proactively send out to stakeholders.
What is "push" communications?
This element of the project charter outlines why a project should be done.
What is the business case?
With this type of culture, people value workers' needs and development.
What is personal culture?
Name two downsides of bringing team members onto a team early.
What are: proximity to project, power over project, and urgency (time sensitivity/importance of need).
SOW serves as description of work and price (usually external) while project charter authorizes work to to be done by project team.
True or False? A customer and a sponsor are the same role on a project team.
False - they can sometimes be different people. Sponsor owns project funding, customer may be ultimate client but not handle funding.
This type of power should be used by a PM when she is asking her team members to do something in their job description.
What is legitimate power?
What is an Agile "stand up" meeting?
Daily 15-minute (or fewer) meeting, standing--covers 1) what was accomplished the day before, 2) what is planned for today, 3) obstacles she is facing.
How can we define project failure?
Did not meet success criteria defined in project (cost, schedule, requirements), or missed several by large margin, did not meet customer's satisfaction