Ch 2: The Environment in Which Projects Operate

Question 1

What are the two major environmental influences over a project

Answer 1

Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs) and Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)

Question 2

Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs)

Answer 2

the conditions, not under the control of the project team, that influence,
constrain, or direct the project.

EEFs are
considered as inputs to many project management processes, specifically for most planning processes.

Question 3

True or False. EEFs only have internal factors to the organization

Answer 3

False. EEFs can have both internal and external factors

Question 4

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)

Answer 4

The plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization

Question 5

True or False. OPAs are external to the organization

Answer 5

False: OPAs are only internal to the organization

Question 6

The two categories that OPAs can be placed in

Answer 6

Processes, policies, and procedures

Organizational knowledge bases

Question 7

The organization’s processes and procedures for conducting project work include but are not limited to:

Answer 7

Initiating and Planning; Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling; Closing

Question 8

The organizational knowledge repositories for storing and retrieving information include but are not limited to

Answer 8

Configuration management knowledge; Financial data repositories; Historical information and lessons learned knowledge repositories; Issue and defect management data repositories; Data repositories for metrics; Project files from previous projects

Question 9

Factors in an Organizational System

Answer 9

Management elements
Governance frameworks
Organizational structure types

Question 10

A system

Answer 10

a collection of various components that together
can produce results not obtainable by the individual components alone.

typically the responsibility of an organization’s management

Question 11

A component

Answer 11

an identifiable element within

the project or organization that provides a particular function or group of related functions.

Question 12

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS

Answer 12

the concept of governance is multidimensional and includes consideration of people, roles, structures, and policies and Requires providing direction and oversight through data and feedback.

Question 13

MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS

Answer 13

the components that comprise the key functions or principles of general management in
the organization.

Question 14

A project management office (PMO)

Answer 14

an organizational structure that standardizes the project-related governance
processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques

Question 15

The 3 different types of control and influences a PMO can have

Answer 15

supportive, controlling and directive

Question 16

Supportive PMO

Answer 16

Supportive PMOs provide a consultative role to projects by supplying templates, best practices,
training, access to information, and lessons learned from other projects. This type of PMO serves as a project
repository. The degree of control provided by the PMO is low.

Question 17

Controlling PMO

Answer 17

Controlling PMOs provide support and require compliance through various means. The degree of control provided by the PMO is moderate

Question 18

Directive PMO

Answer 18

Directive PMOs take control of the projects by directly managing the projects. Project managers are assigned by and report to the PMO. The degree of control provided by the PMO is high.