Ch3.0 - Project Management Processes Flashcards
What is project management?
The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
What is a process
A set of interrelated activities or actions to create a pre-specified product, service, or result.
Actions or activities within process are used to create what
a pre-specified product, service, or result
product, service, and result are what within process
pre-specified
actions and activities are what within process
interrelated
What are the two project processes?
Project management processProduct-oriented process
Who performs the two project processes
project team with stakeholder interaction
Define the project management processes
Processes that ensure the effective flow of the project throughout its lifecycle
Define the product-oriented processes
Processes that specify and create the project’s product.
How do project and product processes work together
Overlap and interact throughout life of a project
Who determines what processes are appropriate
PM with project team responsible for determining what process is appropriate, appropriate degree of rigor
What are the project management processes (5)
Initiating Process GroupPlanningExecutingMonitoring and ControllingClosing
What is tailoring
Address each process and its inputs/outputs and determine which are applicable to project
