1C - Identify Organizational Influences on Project Management

Question 1

Any assets that can be used to influence the success of a project.

Answer 1

organizational process assets

Question 2

Internal or external factors that can have a positive or negative influence on the project outcome.

Answer 2

enterprise environmental factors

Question 3

Advice sought from individuals having expertise in a particular knowledge area, an application area, an industry, or discipline.

Answer 3

expert judgment

Question 4

The various reporting relationships that occur within a project.

Answer 4

project interfaces

Question 5

The compositional makeup of an organization that dictates how the various groups and individuals within the organization interrelate.

Answer 5

organizational structure

Question 6

A visual representation of the project’s organizational structure.

Answer 6

organization chart

Question 7

An organizational structure where reporting is hierarchical, with each individual reporting to a single manager.

Answer 7

functional organizational structure

Question 8

An organizational structure with a blend of functional and project-based structures in which individuals still report upward in the functional hierarchy, but they also report horizontally to one or more project managers.

Answer 8

matrix organizational structure

Question 9

An organizational structure where the project manager and a core project team operate as a completely separate organizational unit within the parent organization.

Answer 9

projectized organizational structure

Question 10

An organizational structure with a combination of functional, project-based, and matrix organization structure types.

Answer 10

composite organizational structure

Question 11

Compartmentalized functional units, such as sales, engineering, production, and so on.

Answer 11

silos