Introduction to Project Management

Question 1

A project

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Project end

Answer 2

when their objectives have been reached, or the project has been terminated

Question 3

operation

Answer 3

is work done to sustain the business

Question 4

Project Attributes

Answer 4

-unique purpose
-temporary
-drives change and enables value creation
-is developed using progressive elaboration or in an iterative fashion
-requires resources, often from various areas
-should have a primary customer or sponsor
-involves uncertainty

Question 5

Project constraints: “the magic Triangle” (page 11)

Answer 5

-scope (en haute)
-cost (money en bas à droite)
-Schedule (time en bas à gauche)

Question 6

other project constraints

Answer 6

-technical constraints
-Quality
-Availability of key resources -
-Risk
-Customer satisfaction
-stakeholders
-Statutory regulations
-Sustainability
-Ethics

Question 7

project success

Answer 7

-provided value (the worth, importance, or usefulness of something)
-met scope, time, and cost goals
-satisfied the customer/sponsor
-produced the desired results

Question 8

net promoter score

Answer 8

method used to measure customer satisfaction, number that represents the customer’s willingness to recommend a product or service to others.

Question 9

Project management

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Project management framework

Answer 10

page 18

5 process Group:
1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4.Monitoring and controlling
5. Closing

10 Project Management Knowledge Area
-scope management
-schedule management
-cost management
-ressource management
-communications management
-risk management
-Procurement management
-stakeholder management

Question 11

Project management process group

Answer 11

different stage from selecting to administrative closure (page 19)

Question 12

Project management- Knowledge how much areas

Answer 12

10 (integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communication, risk , procurement, stakeholder)

Question 13

Project integration management

Answer 13

is an overarching function that coordinates the work of all other
knowledge areas. It affects and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas.

Question 14

Project scope management

Answer 14

involves working with all appropriate stakeholders to define, gain written agreement for, and manage all the work required to complete the project successfully.

Question 15

Project schedule (“time”)

Answer 15

management includes estimating how long it will take to complete the work, developing an acceptable project schedule given cost-effective use of available resources, and ensuring timely completion of the project.

Question 16

Project cost management

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consists of preparing and managing the budget for the project.

Question 17

Project quality management

Answer 17

ensures that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for
which it was undertaken.

Question 18

Project resource management

Answer 18

is concerned with making effective use of the people and physical resources needed for the project.

Question 19

Project communications management

Answer 19

involves generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information.

Question 20

Project risk management

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includes identifying, analyzing, and responding to risks related to the project.

Question 21

Project procurement management

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involves acquiring or procuring goods and services for a project from outside the performing organization.

Question 22

Project stakeholder management

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focuses on identifying project stakeholders, understanding their needs and expectations, and engaging them appropriately throughout the project.

Question 23

Project management tools and technique

Answer 23

assist project managers and their teams in various aspects of project management.

Question 24

specific tools for project management

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-Project charters, scope statements, and WBS (scope)
-Gantt charts, network diagrams, critical path analyses (time)
-Net present value, cost estimates, and earned value management (cost)
-Agile projects often require product roadmaps, backlogs, burndown charts, retrospectives, etc.

Question 25

Principles

Answer 25

for a profession serve as foundational guidelines for strategy, decision making, and
problem solving

Question 26

a project performance domain

Answer 26

is a group of related activities that are critical for the effective delivery of project outcomes.

Question 27

Tailoring

Answer 27

is the deliberate adaptation of the project management approach, governance, and processes to make them more suitable for the given environment and the work at hand.

Question 28

a model

Answer 28

is a thinking strategy to explain a process, framework, or phenomenon (for example, leadership models, change models, etc.)

Question 29

A method

Answer 29

is the means for achieving an outcome, output, result, or project deliverable (like tools and techniques – methods for data gathering and analysis, estimating, meetings & events, etc.)

Question 30

An artifact

Answer 30

can be a template, document, output, or project deliverable (for example a project charter, product backlog, contract, etc.)

Question 31

Program

Answer 31

is a group of related projects, subsidiary programs, and program activities managed in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.

Question 32

Program Manager

Answer 32

provides leadership and direction for the project managers heading the projects within the program

Question 33

Project Portfolio Management

Answer 33

is defined as projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives

Question 34

distinction between project or program management and portfolio management

Answer 34

is a focus on meeting tactical versus strategic goals.

Question 35

emerging business strategy of portfolio Management

Answer 35

selecting and managing the optimum set of projects and programs to deliver maximum business value.

Question 36

Project and program management question

Answer 36

-Are we carrying out projects well?
-Are projects on time and budget?
-Do project stakeholders know what they should be doing?

Question 37

Portfolio management addresses questions like:

Answer 37

-Are we working on the right projects?
-Are we investing in the right areas?
-Do we have the right resources to be competitive?

Question 38

Project Lifecycles

Answer 38

predictive –> hybrid –> adaptive

Question 39

Agile project management

Answer 39

called adaptive project management, is used to describe an approach where the project scope cannot be well-defined upfront, incremental releases are desired, and changes are expected.

Question 40

Predictive project management

Answer 40

called waterfall or traditional project management, are terms used to describe an approach where most of the project planning is done upfront, there is a single final product, service, or result delivered at the end of the project, change is constrained, costs and risks are controlled, and stakeholders are involved at specific milestones.