Shorter things to remember Flashcards
6 Areas where sponsors provide support to project (VBCDMA)
- Vision – Define and share the project’s direction.
- Business Value – Ensure alignment with strategic goals.
- Customer Focus – Balance conflicting stakeholder needs.
- Decisions – Make or delegate important decisions.
- Motivation – Encourage and support the project team.
- Accountability – Be responsible for project deliverables and results.
3 Reasons for having a PMO (CAE)
Core Benefit
Aligns project
Engages stakeholders
5 Benefits a PMO can deliver (GSDEA)
Guidance and Training
Shared Services
Departmental
Enterprise
Agile/Value Delivery
PMOs key contributions that support value delivery 3 of them (FBC)
Fostering delivery and outcomes
Big picture perspective
Continuous improvement
4 Ways PMOs can evolve for stronger benefits realization (FIFE)
Focusing on critical initiatives
Instituting smart/simple processes
Fostering talent
Encouraging a culture of change
4 core project management principles (RRFH)
Responsibility
Respect
Fairness
Honesty
3 Contributing factors to a collaborative project team environment (TOP)
Team agreements
Organizational structures
Processes
3 Key elements of a business case (BPB)
Business Need
Project justification
Business strategy
4 Benefits of tailoring (DRCM)
Deeper commitment
Reduction in waste
Customer oriented focus
More efficient use of resources
4 Common sources of complexity (HSUT)
Human Behavior
System Behavior
Uncertainty and ambiguity
Technological innovation
5 characteristics of appropriate risk response (ACRAO)
Appropriate and timely
Cost effective
Realistic
Agreed to
Owned
4 key points about change (SCSC)
Sources of change
Challenges
Strategies to enable change
Considerations for success
12 Project management principles (STSVSLTQCRAC)
Stewardship
Team
Stakeholders
Value
Systems Thinking
Leadership
Tailoring
Quality
Complexity
Risk
Adaptability and Resilience
Change
