Organizational Influences And Project Lifecycle Flashcards
Describe the project managers role in a week matrix organization
Low authority Low resource availability Functional manager controls budget Role is part time Admin staff is part time
Describe the project manager’s role in authority in a balanced matrix organization
Authority is low to moderate Resource availability is low to moderate Mixed budget control Role is full-time Admin staff is part time
Describe the project managers authority and role in a strong matrix organization
Authority is moderate to high Resource availability is moderate to high PM manages budget Role is full-time Admin staff is full-time
Describe the project managers authority and role in a projectized organization
Authority is high to total Resource availability is high to total PM manages budget Role is full-time Admin staff is full time
What are related organizational process assets
Plans, processes, policies, procedures, knowledge bases. They are either processes and procedures or corporate knowledge base categories
Describe the components of enterprise environmental factors
Organizational culture, structure, governance Geographic distribution of facilities and resources Government industry standards Infrastructure Existing HR Personnel administration Company work authorization systems Marketplace conditions Shareholder risk tolerances Political climate Organizations communication channels Commercial databases Project management information systems
What is the sponsors role?
This person or group provides resources and support and is accountable for enabling success. They are critical in initial scope or charter development
What is project governance
It provides the team with structure, processes, decision-making models and tools for managing the project
What are the components of the project lifecycle
Starting the project
Organizing and preparing
Carrying out the work
Closing the project
Costs in staffing or lowest at the beginning and increase over time
What is the relationship of cost of changes and risk and uncertainty over the course of the project lifecycle
Risk his highest at the beginning of the project and decreases over time.
Cost of changes our lowest at the beginning of the project and increase over time
Name the project phases
Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and controlling Closing
What is a sequential relationship
It reduces uncertainty but eliminates options for reducing overall schedule
What is an overlapping relationship
It may require additional resources to work in parallel and may require increase in risk and rework. This is often seen in fast tracking
What are predicted lifecycles
This is when a project scope, time and cost are determined as early in the lifecycle as possible. It is also known as fully plan driven
What are iterative or incremental lifecycles
Project phases that intentionally repeat as understanding activities increases
Detailed scope is elaborated one iteration at a time
Scope changes for current iteration are managed closely
Preferred for large or complex projects to reduce complexity or when partial delivery is beneficial
It reduces overall risk
