Project Management Domains Flashcards

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

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Domains

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Addresses activities and functions associated with ???.

A productive working relationship with ??? throughout the project.

??? agreement with project objectives.

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Stakeholder performance domain

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Identify : understand who they are, internal and external
Understand and analyze : understand ??? feelings, emotions, beliefs and values
Prioritize : focus on the ??? with the most power and interests to prioritize engagement
Engage : work collaboratively to elicit requirements, manage expectations, resolve issues
Monitor : ??? change.

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Stakeholder performance domain

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Outcome: A productive working relationship

Check: A significant number of changes or modification to the project and product requirements in addition to the scope may indicate ??? are not engaged or aligned with the project objectives.

Check: ??? behavior can indicate whether project recipients are satisfied and supportive of the project or whether they oppose it. Surveys, interviews and focus groups

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Stakeholder performance domain

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Deals with activities and functions associated with the people who are responsible for creating project deliverables that realize business outcomes.

Outcomes includes:
Shared ownership
A high-performing team
Appropriate leadership and other interpersonal skills

Entails establishing a culture and environment that enables diverse individuals to evolve into a high-performing project ???.

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Team performance domain

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??? ??? is a method of leadership that is based on the understanding and addressing the needs and development of project team members.

Are project team members growing
Obstacle removal
Diversion shield
Encouragement and development opportunities

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Servant Leadership

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Common aspects of ??? ??? include :
Vision and objectives : everyone aware of the vision
Roles and responsibilities : members understand and fulfill their roles
Project team operations : facilitating communication, problem solving, coming to consensus
Guidance : heading in the right direction
Growth : identify what the team does well and areas to improve

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Team development

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Each team develops a ??? ???

PM is important in establishing and maintaining a safe, respectful, nonjudgemental environment that allows the project team to communicate openly.

Accomplished by behaviours such as 
Transparency
Integrity
Respect
Positive discourse
Support
Courage
Celebrating success
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Team culture

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Here are a number of factors that contribute to ??? project teams :
Open communication
Shared understanding 
Shared ownership
Trust
Collaboration
Adaptability
Resilience
Empowerement
Recognition
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High-performing

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??? are valuable for all project team members. Including :
Establishing and maintaining vision
Critical thinking
Motivation
Interpersonal ???
Emotional intelligence
Being self-aware, social skills, social awareness
Decision making
Conflict management
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Leadership skills

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There are different ??? ???. Three common ??? includes:
Predictive ???
Adaptive ???, including both iterative and incremental
Hybrid ???

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Development approach

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There are several factors that influence the selection of a ??? ???. 
Degree of innovation
Requirements certainty
SCope stability
Ease of change
Delivery options
Risk
Safety requirements
Stakeholders
chedule constraints
Funding availability
Organizational structure
Culture
Organizational capability 
Project team size and location
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Development approach

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The type and number of projects phases in a project ??? ??? rest upon many things. One example of a ??? ??? can be

Feasibility > Design > Build > Test > Deploy > Close

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Life cycle

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Performance domain that deals with activities and functions associated with the initial ongoing and evolving organization and coordination necessary for delivering project deliverables and outcomes.

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Planning

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The volume, timing and frequency of ??? varies.
Variables include, but are not limited to
Development approach
Project deliverables
Organization requirements
Market conditions
Legal or regulatory restrictions

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Planning

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??? for how the team will be made begins with identifying the skills sets required to accomplish the project work.

Communication ??? overlaps with stakeholder identification, analysis, prioritization and engagement.

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Planning

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Project ??? keeps the project team dedicated and project activities running correctly. Includes
Managing the flow of existing, new and change ???
Keeping the team focused
Establishing and efficient project systems and processes
Communicating with stakeholders
Managing physical ressources
Working external vendors
Monitoring changes

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Work

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??? on procurements which can involve hiring and managing vendors throughout the project. This includes managing bids and contracts.

Monitoring new ??? and changes

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Work

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Some projects ??? value throughout and others ??? the bulk at the end.

The project manager will need to understand how the ??? is able to ??? value to the stakeholders. This includes
Requirements gathering
Evolving and discovering requirements
Managing requirements
Define and decompose the scope
Completion of ???
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Deliver, deliverables

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The ??? performance domain deals with activities and functions associated with assessing project performance and taking appropriate actions to maintain acceptable performance.
Outcomes :
Reliable understanding of the status of the project.
Actionable data to enable decision making
Timely and appropriate actions to keep the project on track
Achieving targets and generating business value

Involves ??? project performance and implementing appropriate responses to keep the project on track.

This domain evaluates the amount to which the work done in the delivery performance domain is meeting the metrics identified in the planning performance domain.

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Measurement

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The ??? performance domains deals with activities and functions associated with assessing project performance and taking appropriate actions to maintain acceptable performance.

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Measurement

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Outcomes of the ??? measurement performance domain include
A reliable understanding of the status of the project
Actionable data to enable decision making
Timely and appropriate actions to keep the project on track
Achieving targets and generating business value.

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Measurement

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??? are used for multiple reasons
Evaluating performance compared to plan
Tracking the utilization of ressources
Demonstrating accountability
Providing information to stakeholders
Assessing whether project deliverables are on track
Ensuring the project deliverables will meet customer acceptance criteria

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Measures

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AAA indicators predict changes or trends in the project. BBB indicators measure project deliverables or events. They provide information after the fact.

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AAA = leading
BBB = lagging
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??? pitfalls associated with measurement includes:
Hawthorne effect
Vanity metric
Demoralization
Misusing the metrics
Confirmation bias
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Pitfalls

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??? performance domain deals with activities and functions associated with risk and uncertainty.

Effective execution of this performance domain results in the following desired outcome:
Awareness of the project environment.
Proactively exploring and responding to ???
Awareness of interdepence of multiple variables
Capacity to anticipate threats and oppotunities
Delivery with little or no negative impact
Opportunities realized
Cost and schedule reserves utilized

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Uncertainty

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There are many shades to ???, such as :
Risk associated with not knowing future events
Ambiguity associated with not being aware of current or future conditions
Complexity associated with complex systems having different outcomes.

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Uncertainty

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??? exists in an environment that is subject to rapid and unpredictable change.

??? can occur when there are ongoing fluctuations in available skill sets or materials.

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Volatility