generation phase

Question 1

who are the members of a project team

Answer 1

• Team members
• Project manager

Question 2

who are the Members of a steering committee (involved)

Answer 2

• Project owner
• project manager
• project sponsor

Question 3

who are Members of a steering committee (semi involved)

Answer 3

• functional managers
• operations managers

Question 4

which people are involved with a project but fall uot of the traditional roles

Answer 4

other stakeholders

Question 5

what is social contracting

Answer 5

Explicit agreement between project manager and key players about what to expect from each other and how they are going to work together

Question 6

what is a social contract designed for

Answer 6

Designed for clear communication about the development of the project based upon mutual benefits and agreement.

Question 7

what are things that a social contract helps with

Answer 7

• What is my/your role
• What are my/your responsibilities
• How do we co-operate
   Changing circumstances means renewing contract

Question 8

what are things a social contract defines

Answer 8

• Boundaries of the project
• The kind of information you will need
• What support and involvement you will need from project owner and organization

Question 9

what are things a social contract clarifies

Answer 9

• Objectives from the project
• The time schedule

Question 10

what are things a social conrtact deliminates

Answer 10

• Your role as project manager

Question 11

what does a social contract state

Answer 11

• The kind of relationship you want to establish with project owner and project team members

Question 12

what is a project owner

Answer 12

• Single person (never group)
• Owner of project
• Roles
  o Decides if approach is logical
  o Choses project manager
  o Transfers project approach (social contract

Question 13

what is a project manager

Answer 13

• Single person
• Reports directly to project owner
• Role
  o Decides to accept or decline project
  o Clarifies mutual expectations and roles
  o Watches over agreement (good social contract)

Question 14

which topics does a social contract touch upon

Answer 14

problems
goal
role expectations
people involved
limits
reporting
other things that need to be agreed upon

Question 15

what is a stakeholder

Answer 15

people who have interest in the outcome of your project

Question 16

what is stakeholder management

Answer 16

proactively addressing unique needs and concerns of identified stakeholders

Process of: identifying, understanding, supporting and influencing

Question 17

why do stakeholders need to be managed

Answer 17

 Stakeholders increase readiness to carry out tasks and facilitate success of the project

Question 18

what is step 1 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 18

1. Brainstorm list of possible shareholders

Question 19

what is step 2 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 19

2. Describe each shareholder’s stake

Question 20

what is step 3 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 20

3. How big is their current involvement

Question 21

what is step 4 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 21

4. How big is their influence

Question 22

what is step 5 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 22

5. Drop shareholders with low positive interest, involvement and influence

Question 23

what is step 6 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 23

6. Identify/solve problem areas by looking at critical combinations of interest/involvement/influence

Question 24

what is step 7 of the stakeholder analysis

Answer 24

7. Select stakeholders who will play an important role

Question 25

who decides the way of reporting a project

Answer 25

a social contract between project owner and project manager

OR only project owner (not nice :( )