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Chapter 1 Intro to Project Management Flashcards

1
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PMBOK

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Project Mgmt, Body of Knowledge

Project Life Cycle
5 Process Groups
10 Knowledge areas

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Project

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a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result

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stakeholders

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an individual or organization who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project

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Project management

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the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements

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Work processes _____ work

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Initiate
Plan
Execute
Close
(Indian Pale Extra Credit)
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tradeoffs among ________

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scope
schedule
quality
resources
cost
risks
(Some Seek Quality, Respect Costs Risks)
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administrative tasks

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planning, documenting, controlling

plan doc cont

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what applies to most projects?

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knowledge, skills, and methods

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Project v Operations

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Projects temporary Operations ongoing
projects are routine
projects have unique characteristics

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Soft Skills

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Communication leadership

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Hard Skills

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Risk analysis, quality control, scheduling work, budgeting work

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PM Authority and Responsibility

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have accountability, negotiate with functional managers,.

strong comm skills and leadership skills to persuade subordinates

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functional manager

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someone with management authority over an organizational unit… the management of any group that actually makes a product or performs a service.

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PLC

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Project Life Cycle

Series of phases that a project goes through from its initiation to its closure

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PLC Stages

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Selecting and initiating
Planning
Executing
Closing and realizing

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Plan Driven PLC

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Predictive PLC

Progress reports during executing

Predictive Extreme -> Waterfall

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Adaptive PLC

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Change Driven PLC

Planning continues during Executing

Interim Result before and after Executing

Adaptive Extreme -> Agile

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The Project Management Institute

A

Largest Professional Organization

PMBOK Guide

PMP Certification (Project Management Professional)

CAPM (Certification Certified Associate in Project Management)

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Project Management Process Group

A

a logical grouping of the project management inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs

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PMBOK 5 Process Groups

A 
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing
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Initiating

A

define a project or a new phase by obtaining authorization

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Planning

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establish the project scope, refine objectives and define actions to attain objectives

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Executing

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complete the work defined to satisfy project specifications

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Monitoring and Controlling

A

rack, review, and
regulate progress and performance, identify changes
required, and initiate changes

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Closing

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finalize all activities to formally close project of phase

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PMBOK 10 Knowledge Areas

A 
Integration Management
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resources Management
Communications Management
Risk Management
Procurement Management
Stakeholder Management
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Performance Goals

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Scope and Quality

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Scope

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the sum of the products, services, and results to be provided as a project.

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Quality

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the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.

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Project Success

A 
Deliverables include all agreed-upon
features
Outputs please customers
Completed on Schedule and on Budget
Learn/ Enhance skills
Organizational Learning
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Why Projects Fail

A

Not enough resources available
Not enough time given to the project
Project Expectations Unclear
Inadequate Project Planning

32
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Project Roles

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Executive level, Management Level, Associate Level roles

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