Project

Question 1

Project

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Project Attributes

Answer 2

unique purpose, temporary, drives change and enables value creation (reach objective/cause change), developed using progressive elaboration or in an iterative fashion (broad to specific), requires resources from various areas

Question 3

Project constraints

Answer 3

triple: scope (what work will be done/product), schedule, cost,
quadruple: scope, schedule, cost, quality
six: scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, resources

Question 4

Project management

Answer 4

the application of knowledge, skill, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.

Question 5

Stakeholders

Answer 5

people involved or affected by the project (project sponsors, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, opponents )

Question 6

project sponsors

Answer 6

people paying

Question 7

project manager

Answer 7

works with all stakeholders

Question 8

Project team

Answer 8

people doing the work

Question 9

support staff

Answer 9

administrative assistants, help w scheduling

Question 10

suppliers

Answer 10

exact detail on what items they need to provide

Question 11

opponents

Answer 11

people who don’t want construction project to move forward

Question 12

project management process groups

Answer 12

initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, closing activities

Question 13

Project management knowledge areas

Answer 13

knowledge in 10 areas: integration management, scope management, schedule, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, stakeholder

Question 14

knowledge areas : integration

Answer 14

overarching function that coordinates the work of all other knowledge areas, affects all knowledge areas

Question 15

knowledge areas : scope

Answer 15

working w stakeholders to define, gain written agreement, and manage all work required to complete the project

Question 16

knowledge areas : schedule

Answer 16

estimating how long it will take to complete the project, develop schedule w cost effective use of resources

Question 17

knowledge areas : cost

Answer 17

managing the budget

Question 18

knowledge areas : quality

Answer 18

will satisfy the needs

Question 19

knowledge areas : resources

Answer 19

make effective use of ppl and physical resources needed

Question 20

knowledge areas : communications

Answer 20

generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project info.

Question 21

knowledge areas : risk

Answer 21

identifying, analyzing, and responding to risks

Question 22

knowledge areas : procurement

Answer 22

acquiring goods and services from outside the performing organization

Question 23

knowledge areas : stakeholder

Answer 23

identifying stakeholders, understanding their needs and expectations

Question 24

Project management tools and techniques

Answer 24

assist PM and team to carry out work in all 10 areas of knowledge

Question 25

data gathering

Answer 25

benchmarking, brainstorming, check sheets, checklists, focus groups, market research, surveys, statistical sampling

Question 26

data analysis

Answer 26

assessment of other risk analysis: cost benefit, decision tree....

Question 27

data representation

Answer 27

diagrams, flow charts, hierarchical charts

Question 28

decision making

Answer 28

multi-criteria decision analysis and voting

Question 29

interpersonal and team skills

Answer 29

active listening, conflict management, leadership

Question 30

ungrouped

Answer 30

advertising, agile release planning,

Question 31

program

Answer 31

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

leadership and direction for project managers heading projects withing the program

Question 33

portfolio

Answer 33

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

Question 34

organizational project management

Answer 34

framework in which portfolio, program, and project management are integrated with organizational enables in order to achieve strategic objectives

Question 35

laissez- faire

Answer 35

"let go", this hands off approach lets teams determine their own goals and how toe achieve them

Question 36

transactional

Answer 36

this management by exception approach focuses on achieving goals or compliance by offering team members appropriate rewards and punishments

Question 37

servant leader

Answer 37

focus on relationships and community first and leadership secondary

Question 38

charismatic

Answer 38

inspire through enthusiasm and confidence

Question 39

interactional

Answer 39

combination of transactional, transformational and charismatic