Cards 60-69 Flashcards
What are PMOs and what do they provide?
Project Management Offices provide OPAs (organizational process assets): training, software, templates, standard project management approaches
List the different types of PMOs
Directive, controlling, supportive
What’s a directive PMO?
PM is part of the PMO, PMO manages and controls all projects, PMO control is high
What’s a controlling PMO?
Defines project governance, required templates and forms, project management activities, communication requirements. PMO control is considered moderate. They give framework and structure to PM
What is a supportive PMO?
Has a consultative role: advice, software, best practices, low control
What’s the project manager’s sphere of influence?
Stakeholder influences Influencing the project Influencing the organization Social, economic, and environmental project influences International influences Cultural and industry influences
What are technical project management skills?
- Critical project success factors – what are the KPIs
- Schedule management
- Selected financial reports
- Issue log maintenance
- Tailor techniques and methods
- Plan thoroughly and prioritize
- Manage schedule, cost, resources, and risks
- Industry: staying relevant
What are business management skills?
Ability to see why certain projects are selected, what is the organization trying to achieve
1. Ability to see the high-level overview of the organization, 2. Effectively negotiate and implement decisions, 3. Knowledge of other functions such as financial marketing, and operations
List the types of power a project management might have
- positional power
- informational power
- referent power
- situational power
- personal or charismatic power
- reward power
- ingratiating power
- pressure-based power
- guilt-based power
- persuasive power
- avoiding power
