Standard for Project Mgmt Flashcards
Project life cycle -> Phases
Starting the project
Organizing and Preparing
Carrying out the work
Ending the project
How to develop Project Management Plan
- Tailor processes
- develop technical and management knowleadge
- determain resources
- define configuration Mgnt plan
- specified documents related to change control
- prioritize work
Functional Mgmt
manage organizational unit like Sales/Customer Service/Development team. But it’s not coreated with specific projects
Operation Mgmt
- concerned with designing and controlling the process of ongoing production
- Ensure continuity with optimal resources
- Transform inputs in to outputs
Strong organizational structure
PM have big power
Weak organizational structure
PM have almost no power
eXtreme programing
- frequent “releases” in short development cycles
- programming in pairs
- extensive code review
- unit testing of all code
- not programming features until they are actually needed
- flat management structure
EEF
Enterprice environmental factors
- Organizational culture
- structure and governance
OPA
Organizational Process Assets
- Plans
- Processes
- procedures
- Knowledge repositories
OPM
Organizational Project Management - framework to integrate projects/…/Portfolio and operations to achieve strategic objectives.
Phase Gate
phase revie/ stage gate/ kill point
Project life cycle - Predictive
- scope, time, cost determined at the beg
- high certainty
- resistant for changes
Project life cycle - Iterative
- scope determined at the beg but time and cost are modified after iterations
- Product is developed by repeating “prototype” and “refine” activities
- may take longer because focused on learning rather then speed
Project life cycle - incremental
- add functionalities with each iteration
- Can be optimized for speed
- each iteration have attributes of “predictive life cycele”
Project life cycle - Agile
- changes of requirements are expected
- Features are delivered based on teams capacity and priority
Project life cycle - Hybride
- Apply predictive approach for known elements of the projects
- Apply agile approach for unknown parts
Work performance data
- raw observations
- output of performed activities
- e.g. number of defects
work performance information
- output of controling processes
- analysed and and integrated accross areas
- e.g. status of deliverables
Work performance report
- document
- intended to triggers actions
- e.g. status report
Project business documents
- Project business case
- Project benefits management plan
PMO - supportive
- consultative role
- provide templates, trainings,…
- serves as project repo.
- Low power
PMO - Controlling
- moderate power
- influence proj. mgmt framework and methodology
- require specific templates…
PMO - Directive
- directly managing the project
- control degree is high
The PMI talent triangle
- Technical project management
- Leadership
- Strategic and business management
Leadership style - Laissez-faire
Allow team to make their own decisions and set their goals
Leadership style - Transactional
Focus on a goals to determine rewards
Management by exceptions
Leadership style - Servant leader
Other people first
focus on team growth, development,..
leadership is secondary after service
Leadership style - Transforamtional
inspirational and encouraging for innovations
Leadership style - Charismatic
high energy
self confident
Leadership style - Interactional
combination of transactional, transformational and charismatic
Leadership style - Pace setting
pushy. make everything to increase performance of specific tasks
Leadership style - Directive
orders, for crisis and unexperienced teams
Leadership style - Participative
competent team, listening and tries to meet consensus
Leadership style - Coaching
This style helps team members identify their unique strengths and weaknesses and encourages them to establish development goals.
Leadership style - Affiliative
This style is most concerned with promoting positive interactions and team development. rewards personal characteristics more than job performance
Leadership style - Visionary
provide long-term direction and vision.
explaining the “whys” in terms of their or the organization’s long-term interests
