Chapter 2 - Organizational Influences & Project Life Cycle Flashcards
When a project involves external entities such as those that are part of a _____ or _______, the project will be influenced by more than one organization.
When a project involves external entities such as those that are part of a joint venture or partnering agreement, the project will be influenced by more than one organization.
What are examples of commonalities that shape organizational culture?
Shared visions, missions, values, and beliefs Motivation and reward systems Risk tolerance Code of conduct and work ethic View of hierarchy Methods and Procedures
Organizational Structure - In which does the PM have more authority?
Projectized
Organizational Structure - In which does the PM have less authority?
Functional
Organizational Structure - In which is the staff reorganized according to their roles within the project?
Projectized
What is a composite organization?
An organizational structure where at various levels it is both Functional AND Projectized
What are Organizational Process Assets?
Organizational Process Assets are the plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the preforming organization.
What are the two categories of Organizational Process Assets?
- Processes and procedures
2. Corporate Knowledge Base
What goes into OPA: Processes and Procedures?
- Guidelines for tailoring the org.’s standard procedures to the specificities of the given project.
- Legal Policies (health, safety, HR)
- Document Templates
- Change control, risk control, and financial procedures
- Proposal criteria
- Etc etc
What goes into OPA: Corporate Knowledge Base?
- Financial databases
- Historical info and lessons learned
What are Enterprise Environmental Factors?
Refer to conditions, not under the control of the project team, that influence, constrain or direct the project.
What are examples of Enterprise Environmental Factors?
- Geographic distribution of resources
- Government or industry standards?
- Marketplace conditions
- Stakeholder risk tolerances
- Commercial databases
- Political Climate
What are examples of stakeholders?
Sponsor, Customers and users, Sellers, Business Partners, Organizational groups, Functional managers, etc
What is a project life cycle?
A project life cycle is the series of phases that a project passes through from it’s initiation to it’s closure.
What are the two types of project life cycles?
Predictive and Adaptive
What is a predictive life cycle?
The product and deliverables are defined at the beginning of the project and any changes to the scope are carefully managed.
What is an adaptive life cycle?
The product is developed over multiple iterations and detailed scope is defined for each iteration only as the iteration begins.
What is a phase gate? What are some other terms for it?
The point where one phase ends and a new one is to begin. This phase end represents a natural point to reassess the activities underway and to change or terminate the project if necessary. Also known as milestone, phase review, kill point, stage gate, etc
