1A - Identify Project Management Basics

Question 1

A temporary work endeavor that creates a unique product, service, or result.

Answer 1

project

Question 2

An independently manageable component of an existing project.

Answer 2

subproject

Question 3

The planned effort for executing and monitoring a project in order to accomplish its defined goals and objectives.

Answer 3

project management

Question 4

A group of related projects that have a common objective.

Answer 4

program

Question 5

A collection of projects, programs, and operational work to achieve the strategic business objectives of an organization.

Answer 5

portfolio

Question 6

Ongoing, repetitive tasks that produce the same outcome every time they are performed.

Answer 6

operations

Question 7

A centralized, ongoing administrative unit or department that serves to improve project-management performance within an organization by providing oversight, support, tools, and helpful methodologies to project managers.

Answer 7

PMO

Question 8

What does PMO stand for?

Answer 8

Project Management Office

Question 9

A person who has a business interest in the outcome of a project or who is actively involved in its work.

Answer 9

project stakeholder

Question 10

Individuals or companies with varying requirements and specifications.

Answer 10

customer (user)

Question 11

The people who will be affected by the product or service generated by the project. This might be the individuals or organization in the customer role, but can also be someone else.

Answer 11

end-users

Question 12

Individuals or groups that provide financial assistance to the project. If the ___ is outside of the company, such as a customer, their duties may be the responsibility of the project manager.

Answer 12

sponsor

Question 13

Individuals, often executives, in the portfolio review board who are part of the project selection committee and belong to the high-level project governance side of the organization.

Answer 13

portfolio managers

Question 14

An individual who works in coordination with the project managers, and oversee related projects in a program to obtain maximum benefits. They also provide guidance and support to every individual project.

Answer 14

program manager

Question 15

The individual who is responsible for managing all aspects of the project.

Answer 15

project manager

Question 16

Members of the project team who perform management activities, such as acting as the procurement manager for projects that involve multiple contracts and vendors, being responsible for inputting data into the PMIS and confirming the accuracy of that data, and assuming the role of Project Manager in their absence.

Answer 16

project management team

Question 17

The individual who supports the project manager and provides cross-functional coordination between the functional managers. The ___ might also provide administrative support and documentation assistance, time and resource scheduling, and quality checking.

Answer 17

project coordinator

Question 18

The individual who is responsible for developing and maintaining the project schedule, communicating the timeline and changes to it, reporting schedule performance, and soliciting task status from resources.

Answer 18

scheduler

Question 19

Consists of the project manager, the project management team, and other individual team members. The ___ contains people from different groups who possess knowledge on specific subjects or have unique skill sets to carry out project work.

Answer 19

project team

Question 20

External parties who enter into a contractual agreement with the organization and provide components or services needed for the project.

Answer 20

vendor (seller) (contractor) (supplier)

Question 21

Individuals and organizations who are external to the company and provide specialized support to tasks such as installation, customization, training, or support.

Answer 21

business partner

Question 22

Individuals who are part of management in the administrative or functional side, such as human resources, finances, accounting, or even procurement of the business in the organization. They sometimes act as subject matter experts or may provide services needed for the project.

Answer 22

functional managers

Question 23

An individual who manages a core business area such as the design, manufacturing, provisioning, testing, research, and development, or maintenance side of the organization.

Answer 23

operations manager