Standard for Project Mgmt Flashcards

1
Q

Project life cycle -> Phases

A

Starting the project
Organizing and Preparing
Carrying out the work
Ending the project

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How to develop Project Management Plan

A
  • Tailor processes
  • develop technical and management knowleadge
  • determain resources
  • define configuration Mgnt plan
  • specified documents related to change control
  • prioritize work
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Functional Mgmt

A

manage organizational unit like Sales/Customer Service/Development team. But it’s not coreated with specific projects

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Operation Mgmt

A
  • concerned with designing and controlling the process of ongoing production
  • Ensure continuity with optimal resources
  • Transform inputs in to outputs
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Strong organizational structure

A

PM have big power

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Weak organizational structure

A

PM have almost no power

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

eXtreme programing

A
  • 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
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

EEF

A

Enterprice environmental factors

  • Organizational culture
  • structure and governance
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

OPA

A

Organizational Process Assets

  • Plans
  • Processes
  • procedures
  • Knowledge repositories
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

OPM

A

Organizational Project Management - framework to integrate projects/…/Portfolio and operations to achieve strategic objectives.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Phase Gate

A

phase revie/ stage gate/ kill point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Project life cycle - Predictive

A
  • scope, time, cost determined at the beg
  • high certainty
  • resistant for changes
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Project life cycle - Iterative

A
  • 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
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Project life cycle - incremental

A
  • add functionalities with each iteration
  • Can be optimized for speed
  • each iteration have attributes of “predictive life cycele”
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Project life cycle - Agile

A
  • changes of requirements are expected

- Features are delivered based on teams capacity and priority

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Project life cycle - Hybride

A
  • Apply predictive approach for known elements of the projects
  • Apply agile approach for unknown parts
17
Q

Work performance data

A
  • raw observations
  • output of performed activities
  • e.g. number of defects
18
Q

work performance information

A
  • output of controling processes
  • analysed and and integrated accross areas
  • e.g. status of deliverables
19
Q

Work performance report

A
  • document
  • intended to triggers actions
  • e.g. status report
20
Q

Project business documents

A
  • Project business case

- Project benefits management plan

21
Q

PMO - supportive

A
  • consultative role
  • provide templates, trainings,…
  • serves as project repo.
  • Low power
22
Q

PMO - Controlling

A
  • moderate power
  • influence proj. mgmt framework and methodology
  • require specific templates…
23
Q

PMO - Directive

A
  • directly managing the project

- control degree is high

24
Q

The PMI talent triangle

A
  • Technical project management
  • Leadership
  • Strategic and business management
25
Leadership style - Laissez-faire
Allow team to make their own decisions and set their goals
26
Leadership style - Transactional
Focus on a goals to determine rewards | Management by exceptions
27
Leadership style - Servant leader
Other people first focus on team growth, development,.. leadership is secondary after service
28
Leadership style - Transforamtional
inspirational and encouraging for innovations
29
Leadership style - Charismatic
high energy | self confident
30
Leadership style - Interactional
combination of transactional, transformational and charismatic
31
Leadership style - Pace setting
pushy. make everything to increase performance of specific tasks
32
Leadership style - Directive
orders, for crisis and unexperienced teams
33
Leadership style - Participative
competent team, listening and tries to meet consensus
34
Leadership style - Coaching
This style helps team members identify their unique strengths and weaknesses and encourages them to establish development goals.
35
Leadership style - Affiliative
This style is most concerned with promoting positive interactions and team development. rewards personal characteristics more than job performance
36
Leadership style - Visionary
provide long-term direction and vision. | explaining the “whys” in terms of their or the organization's long-term interests