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what is a project?
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a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end
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creates a unique product, service or result
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what is project management?
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process groups, knowledge areas and professional and social responsibility
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what are the process groups?
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initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and control, closing
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What are the pm knowledge areas?
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project management framework, project management processes, integration, scope, time cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk and procurement management.
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What is a program?
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a group of projects which are related
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what is a portfolio?
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a portfolio can be generally described as a group of programs
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What does the PMO office do?
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provides policies, methods, templates for managing projects.
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provides support, guidance, training, provides tools. Assigns projects and responsible for the results of those projects
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PMO is an org structure not a person....
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manage interdependencies between projects - help provide resources - terminate projects - monitor compliance and other org processes - gather lessons learned - keep history -- provide templates - provide guidance - centralize communications - more involved in initiating, provide change control, be a stakeholder, prioritize
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A PMO must
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be clearly defined, be PMP certified, be supported by executive management, improve overall performance
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project objectives are contained in the
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project charter
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projects are considered complete
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when the objectives have been met
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a reason for terminating a project before completion is
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that the project objectives cannot be met
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It is the project mangers role to accomplish
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the project objectives
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The reason for quality activities is to
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make sure the project meets its objectives
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risk management enhances opportunities and
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reduces threats to the project objectives
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things that could negatively impact the project objectives
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should be watched and tracked
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typical things that negatively impact projects are risk and stakeholder influence
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projects often require trade-offs between the requirements and
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the objectives
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project objectives are determined in the
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initiating process group and refined
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in the planning process group
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one purpose of a project management plan process is to
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determine how work will be accomplished to meet project objectives.
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MBO
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establishes unambiguous and realistic objectives - periodically evaluates if objectives are being met - implements corrective action
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Constraints are....
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time, resources, scope, cost, risk, quality and customer satisfaction
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what is OPM3
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it is PMI project management maturity model -- it helps the organization determine their level of maturity
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What is stakeholder?
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Stakeholders are people or organizations whose interests math be positively or negatively impacted by the project
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what are the different organizational forms?
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functional, projectized, matrix
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What types of matrix
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strong matrix - power lies with the project manager, weak matrix power lies with the functional manager and the pm is a coordinator
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Project expediter
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a person like a staff assistant and communications coordinator, cannot make decisions
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project coordinator
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coordinate and has some power to make decisions, some authority and reports to a higher level manager
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product life cycle
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lasts from the conception of the new project to it's withdrawal, can spawn many projects over its life
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project life cycle
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two methods ... project life cycle to complete the work, then PM methodology for managing the project
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Lessons learned document
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what was done right, done wrong, what would be done differently
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