What is a Project?
This term describes a temporary endeavor that creates a unique product, service, or result.
What is a project?
This component answers the question: What are we trying to achieve?
What is the project goal?
The phase where the team formally authorizes the project and identifies stakeholders.
What is Initiating?
Unlike projects, these ongoing activities produce repetitive, routine outputs and have no defined end date.
What are operations?
This defines what is included — and excluded — from the project.
What is scope?
The phase where the project team develops the project management plan, baselines, and detailed scope.
What is Planning?
Time, budget, and resources are examples of these constraints that shape every project.
What are project constraints?
These individuals are anyone impacted by the project’s outcome, not just those doing the work.
Who are stakeholders?
The phase focused on coordinating people and resources to produce deliverables.
What is Executing?
According to the PMBOK® Guide, a project must have these two characteristics: a clear beginning and a clear end.
What are a defined start and finish?
This structured approach coordinates people, resources, tasks, and timelines to ensure goals are met within scope, budget, and schedule.
What is project management?
The phase that includes lessons learned, final acceptance, and releasing resources.
What is Closing?