9-The Environment in which Project Operates Flashcards
Types of Project Influences (based on the nature of the influence)
1-Having positive impact on the project
2-Having negative impact on the project
Two major categories of influences
1- Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs) > External/ internal
2-Organizational Process Assets (OPA) > Internal
Projects take place within a …….. or …… not in a ……
Context, Environment, Vacuum
Some enterprise environmental factors are within the control of the project personnel most are not. Ture or false?
True
EEFs may ………. or ………… project management
enhance, constrain
EEFs can be ………. and/or ………. to the organization
internal, external
EEFs may have a ………. or ………. influence on the outcome.
positive, negative
EEF’s Internal to The organization (6)
1-Organizational culture,
structure, and governance
2-Geographic distribution of
facilities and resources
3-Infrastructure
4-information technology
software
5-Resource availability
6-Employee capability
EEF’s External to The organization (8)
1-Market place conditions
2-Social and cultural
influences and issues
3-Legal restrictions
4-Commercial databases
5-Academic research
6-Physical environmental elements
7-Financial considerations
8-Government or industry
standards
OPA may be grouped into two categories of ……….
1-Processes, policies, and procedures
2-Organizational Knowledge bases
Processes, policies, and procedures don’t get ………. as part of the project work, can be …………. only by following
the appropriate organizational policies
updated
OPAs established by ……….
by Project management office (PMO) or another function outside of the project.
Organizational Knowledge bases get updated ……….
throughout the project with project information.
Examples of OPAs
Information on financial performance, lessons learned, performance metrics and issues, and defects
Organizational Structure types
Functional, Matrix, Projectized, Composite
Characteristics of Organizational Structure “Functional”
- Each department is responsible for carrying out a specific, similar set of activities.
- Multiple people perform each type of activity.
- Reporting is hierarchical, with each individual reporting to a
single manager.
The project manager’s authority in Organizational Structure “Functional”
is low, relative to the functional manager’s authority.
Characteristics of Organizational Structure “Matrix”
- A blend of functional and projectized structures in which
individuals report upward in the functional hierarchy, but they
also report horizontally to one or more project managers. - The matrixed reporting scheme may be permanent or
temporary.
