| Questions |
Answers |
| What are the 5 control groups for Proj Mngmt? |
Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, Closing |
| What are the 5 areas of expertise? |
PMBok Body of Knowledge, Application area knowledge, standards & reg's, Understanding the project environment, General management knowledge & skills, & interpersonal skils |
| Management of interpersonal relationships includes |
Effective communication
Inlfuencing the organization
Leadership
Motivation
Negotial and conflic management
Problem solving |
| Output of a project is? |
Deliverable |
| Define what a project is |
Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
A series of tasks that are constrained with
- budget
- time
- common goal
- resources
|
| What is project management? |
An application of knowledge, skills, tools, & techniques to project activities to meet stakeholders needs & expectations
It requires balancing demands between scope, project requirements, budgeted time, cost, quality, stakeholders needs & expectations |
| Why do projects fail? |
Poor planning & control, poorly defined goals, Confusion on roles, Absence of stakeholder in key decision making, Unrealistic schedules, poor execution of project plan, poor management of stakeholders, poor scope management |
| Who are project stakeholders? |
Your managers, project members, customers, product users, research & development teams (for product/service development), support & maintainers staff |
| Organizational structures |
In a balanced matrix, strong matrix & projectized organizations the PM has relatively low to high control over the budget, resources, & authority. They are also a full time member of the project team. |
| What is project initiation? |
Formal authorization for starting a new project or continuation of a project to the next phase |
| Why plan? |
For every hour spent in planning you save 6-8 hours of fixing misdirections |
| Steps in planning |
Define scope, build/buy decision, project organization & structure, schedule & cost estimation, risk management, integrated baseline review, & project plan |
| Scope statement includes |
Project justification, project product, deliverables, & success criteria |
| How will your team members communicate effectively? |
Weekly/monthly status reports
Problem reports
Specifications - functional requirements, detailed design, testing documents, project plans
Cost reports
Tools used for communication |
| When PM's talk of a triple contraint, what are they referring to? |
Project scope, time, & cost |
| General management includes |
Planning, organizing, staffing, executing, & controlling |
| What is a program? |
Group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control. |
| What version of management is the central coordinated management of a group of projects? |
Program management |
| What is a PMO office? |
An organizational unit to centralize & coordinate the management of projects under its domain |
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