The Charter Flashcards
What is another name for the Charter ?
The deal.
What are the inputs needed to develop the charter?
Business Documents
Agreements
Environmental Factors
Organizational Project Assets
What are the processes of needed to develop the charter?
Expert Judgement
Data Gathering
Interpersonal Skills
Meetings
What are the outputs of charter development?
Project Charter
Assumption Log
What are the inputs of the Project Management Plan?
Project Charter
Other Process Outputs
Environmental Factors
Process Assets
What processes are involved in the development project management plan?
Expert Judgement
Data Gathering
Interpersonal Skills
Meetings
What is the output from developing the Project Management Plan ?
Project Management Plan
What are the inputs of directing and managing project work ?
Project Management Plan
Project Documents
Change Requests
Environmental Factors
Process Assets
What are the inputs of closing projects ?
Project Charter
PM Plan
Project Documents
Accepted Deliverables
Business Documents
Agreements
Procurement Docs
Process Assets
What are the inputs of closing projects ?
Project Charter
PM Plan
Project Documents
Accepted Deliverables
Business Documents
Agreements
Procurement Docs
Process Assets
What are the processes involved in the Project Close?
Expert Judgement
Data Analysis
Meetings
What are the outputs at the Project Close?
Project Document Updates
Final Product or Services
Final Report
Process Assets
What are the needs for the Initiating Process?
- Assigning the Project manager
- Identifying Key Stakeholders
- Completing a Project Charter and Getting Signatures on it
- Formalizing the decision to proceed with the project
- Project Charter
- Formal Sequence of steps to avoid knee-jerks
Who is the Project Sponsor?
The person who will pay for the project or provide the resources for the project.
What are the three important criteria for the project?
There is a need for the project
There are funds availlable for the project
There is a strong will to make the project succeed
What are the purpose of the project charter ?
- Document the project Measurable Organizational Value (MOV)
- Define project infrastructure
- Summarize details of project plan
- Define roles and responsibilities
- Show explicit commitment to project
- Set out project control mechanisms
What should be in the project charter?
*AT THE BARE MINIMUM, Sponsor
+ Project Manager Signature
* Project Identification
* Project Stakeholders
* Project Description
*Measurable Organizational Value
* Project Scope
* Project Schedule
* Project Budget
* Quality Issues
*Resources
*Assumptions and Risks
* Project Administration
*Acceptance and Approval
*References
*Terminology
Who are stalkholders ?
*Individuals or organizations who are
* Actively involved in the project
* Will be affected by the project
Who are normally the stalk holders?
- Project Manager
- Customer/User
- Performing Organization
- Project Team members
- Project Management Team
- Sponsor
- Influencers
- PMO
What can organizational culture affect ?
Values, norms, beliefs, expectations
* Policies and procedures
* Relationships to authority
* Work ethic and work hours
What are the categories of organizational structure?
Functional
* Projectized
* Matrix (weak,strong,balanced)
What components are needed for the basis of creating a project?
The Preliminary Scope Statement
Project Charter
Organizational Process Assets
Approved Change Requests
What are tools and techniques that can be used in developing a charter?
Project Selection Methods
Project management Methodology
Project Management Information System
Expert Judgement
