PM Glossary A

Question 1

Supply chain

Answer 1

A supply chain is the network of all the individuals, organisations, resources, activities and technology involved in the creation and sale of a product. A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.

Question 2

Stakeholders

Answer 2

Anyone who is impacted by your project (customers, managers, team members, partner teams, etc)

Question 3

Organization Structure

Answer 3

Refers to how your project team is organised. an organisation may use one or all types of Organisational structures.

Question 4

Organisational Structure - Functional

Answer 4

is where each member of the staff has a clear superior and they are grouped by their area of expertise.

Question 5

Organisational Structure - Projectized Organisation

Answer 5

Team members generally are co-located and resources are dedicated to the project. Project managers have strongest autonomy and authority.

Question 6

Composite Organization

Answer 6

This often includes elements of a projectized structure that will focus on project activities within a larger blended org structure

Question 7

Matrix Based - Organization

Answer 7

a combination of functional and projectized distinctiveness, from weak to strong

Question 8

Organisational Process assets

Answer 8

Are the plans, processes, policies and procedures used by an organization. they influence the project and how to it is managed.

Question 9

Organizational process assets two categories

Answer 9

1 - Processes and procedures. 2 - Corporate knowledge base.

Question 10

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Answer 10

Conditions not under control of the project team, yet will influence the project.

Question 11

Enterprise Environmental Factors - Examples

Answer 11

Organizational culture, Government or industry standards, existing human resources, marketplace conditions, political climate, commercial databases, Project management information system.

Question 12

Cognitive Bias

Answer 12

Systematic patterns of irrational judgment. نتیجه آن باورهای غلط میباشد

Question 13

Upfront investment

Answer 13

The money you put in at the beginning of a business or financial venture.

Question 14

explicit knowledge

Answer 14

knowledge that is straightforwardly expressed and shared between people, like a step-by-step guide.

Question 15

tacit knowledge

Answer 15

the knowledge, skills, and abilities an individual gains through experience that is often difficult to put into words or otherwise communicate.

Question 16

modality

Answer 16

روش / سبک

Question 17

Cost overrun

Answer 17

budget overrun, involves unexpected incurred costs. When these costs are in excess of budgeted amounts due to a value engineering underestimation of the actual cost during budgeting, they are known by these terms.

Question 18

Benchmarking

Answer 18

is the process of comparing an organization’s performance, processes, or products to industry leaders or standards to identify areas for improvement.

Question 19

Affinity Diagram

Answer 19

An affinity diagram helps organize lots of ideas or information by sorting them into groups based on what they have in common.

Question 20

context diagram

Answer 20

A context diagram is a high-level visual that shows how a system interacts with external entities, like users, other systems, or organizations. It provides a big-picture view, focusing on inputs and outputs, rather than detailed processes.

Question 21

prototype

Answer 21

A working model of a product that stakeholders can interact with and
provide feedback on how they might want to change it to better meet their requirements.
This gives the stakeholders a great view and feel of what the final product will be when the project is finished. نمونه اولیه