PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTS

Question 1

BALANCED MATRIX STRUCTURE

Answer 1

An organization where organizational resources are pooled into one project team, but the functional managers and the project managers share the project power.

Question 2

CULTURAL NORMS

Answer 2

Cultural norms describe the culture and the styles of an organization. Cultural norms, such as work ethics, hours, view of authority, and shared values, can affect how the project is managed.

Question 3

ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Answer 3

Conditions that affect how the project manager may manage the project. Enterprise environmental factors come from within the project, such as policy, or they be external to the organization, such as law or regulation.

Question 4

FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE

Answer 4

An organization that is divided into
functions, and each employee has one
clear functional manager. Each
department acts independently of the
other departments. A project manager in
this structure has little to no power and
may be called a project coordinator

Question 5

GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

Answer 5

Governance framework describes the
rules, policies, and procedures that
people within an organization abide by.
Governance framework addresses the
organization, but also address portfolios,
programs, and projects. Regarding
portfolios, programs, and projects the
governance framework addresses
alignment with organizational vision, risk
management, performance factors, and
communication.

Question 6

HYBRID STRUCTURE

Answer 6

An organization that creates a blend of

the functional, matrix, and projectoriented structures.

Question 7

MULTIDIVISIONAL STRUCTURE

Answer 7

Describe organizations that have
duplication of efforts within the
organization, but not within each
department or division of the
organization. Project manager has little
authority in this structure and the
functional manager controls the project
budget.

Question 8

ORGANIC OR SIMPLE

Answer 8

Describes a loosely organized business
or organization. There likely aren’t big
formal departments and people work
alongside one another regardless of roles
and titles. The project manager likely has
little control over the project resources
and may not be called a project manager.

Question 9

ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS ASSETS

Answer 9

Organizational process assets include
organizational processes, policies,
procedures, and items from a corporate
knowledge base. Organizational process
assets are grouped into two categories to
consider: processes, policies and
procedures, and organizational
knowledge bases.

Question 10

ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORIES

Answer 10

Organizational knowledge repositories
are the databases, files, and historical
information that you can use to help
better plan and manage your projects.
This is an organizational process asset
that is created internally to your
organization through the ongoing work of
operations and other projects.