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21 Cards in this Set
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What is Project management? |
it is "the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements |
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What is a project? |
is " a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result" |
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When is a project done? |
it is done when their objectives have been reached, or the project has been terminated |
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What are the attributes of a project? |
- has a unique purpose - is temporary - is developed using progressive elaboration or in an iterative fashion - requires resources, often from various areas - should have a primary customer or sponsor - Involves uncertainty |
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What are the triple constraints for a project? |
1. Scope 2. Time 3. Cost |
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What are the 6 constraints for a project? |
1. Scope 2. Time 3. Cost 4. Quality 5. Risk 6. Resources |
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What are 6 advantages of using formal project management? |
1. Lower cost 2. Improved customer relations 3. Higher quality and increased reliability 4. Improved productivity 5. Higher worker morale 6. Shorter development times |
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What is a process? |
it is a series of actions directed toward a particular result |
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What are the 5 Process Groups? |
1. Initiating 2. Planning 3. Executing 4. Monitoring/controlling 5. Closing |
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What are the 10 Knowledge areas? |
1. Integration Management 2. Scope management 3. Time management 4. Cost Management 5. Quality Management 6. Human resource management 7. Communication Management 8. Risk Management 9. Procurement Management 10. Stakeholder Management |
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What is a stakeholder? |
people involved in or affected by project activities |
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What are the different levels of Stakeholders engagement? |
1. Unaware 2. Resistant 3. Neutral 4. Supportive 5. Leading |
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How do you know if the project was a success? |
- Project met scope, time, and cost goals - Project satisfied the customer/Sponsor - Project produced the desired results |
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What is a program? |
" a group of related project managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually" |
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What is a program manager? |
person who provides leadership and direction for the project managers heading the projects within the program |
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What is Project Portfolio Management? |
it is a strategy in which organizations group and manage projects and programs as a portfolio of investments that contribute to the entire enterprise's success |
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What is a project charter? |
it is a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides a summary of the projects objectives and management |
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What is the information found in the project charter? |
- Start date - Project finish date - Budget - Description of the product, service, or results - Project objectives - Project Roles |
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What is a Work Breakdown Structure? |
- is a deliverable - oriented grouing of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project |
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What is a work package? |
- is a deliverable at the lowest level of the WBS, where it can be appropriately assigned to and managed by a single accountable person |
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What are the 5 different ways to create a WBS? |
- Using guidelines: DOD template - The analogy approach : review others similar - The top-down approach: largest first - The Bottom-up approach: specific tasks,roll up - Mind mapping approach: branches radiating from core idea |
