Business Environment Flashcards

(40 cards)

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What are the four governance domains?

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(PARC)
Performance
Alignment
Risk
Communications

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Alignment

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to create and maintain overall integrated governance structure and framework

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3
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Performance

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process to align KPI’s with realization of business values

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Risk

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manage threats and opportunities to balance risk and reward

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Communications

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exchange information, engage stakeholders, drive organizational change

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What are the four governance functions?

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(ODIC)
Oversight
Decision making
Integration
Control

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Oversight

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guidance, direction and leadership

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Decision-making

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structure and delegation of authority

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Integration

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strategic alignment of programs and projects

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Control

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monitoring, measuring and reporting

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What are the four steps to implement governance framework?

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Assess - Plan - Implement - Improve

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Assess

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review and analyze the current state of governance

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Plan

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to plan for the desired future state of governance

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Implement

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execute the governance plan

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Improve

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review the state of governance and identify improvement opportunities

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Organizational Project Management (OPM)

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a strategy framework that accommodates the alignment of project, program, and portfolio management practices with organizational strategy and goals.

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Strategic (Long Term) Planning

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planning for the products or services the organization will need in the future.

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Relationships Among Portfolios, Programs & Projects

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Portfolio components align with company strategic goals and priorities and relates programs and projects.
Project - Program - Portfolio

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Portfolio Management

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align resources and assets to achieve strategic goals
Focuses on doing the right work vs. doing the work right (Project Management)

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Portfolio

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Group of programs and projects that align with company strategic goals (ex. multimedia company)

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Program Management

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coordinates projects within the program

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Program

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controls a group of multiple, interrelated projects
program delivers benefits;
projects deliver results, products, services

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Benefits Management

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establishes program value and impact
identifies benefits between projects in programs
SMART benefits
analyzes change request impact
assigns responsibility and accountability of benefits

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Benefits Management Plan

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Project document created with business case to determine project charter

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Project Influences
Enterprise environmental factors organizational process assets
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Project Management
applying info, skills, tools and techniques to project
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Project Management System
process used to manage project
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Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC)
Project management of the project; includes the five processes (I, P, E, M&C, C)
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Project Life Cycle
Work of project; includes project work processes
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Product Life Cycle
overall life of project from in service to closure/divestiture
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Project
temporary initiative to create business value specific purpose unique result, drives organizational change has a definite start/finish
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Operations Management
manage day-to-day activities direct planning, execution and M&C of work
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Project Management Office (PMO)
standardizes project governance; simplifies sharing of resources
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PMO Approach
Directive - directly manages projects Controlling - provides support and requires compliance Supportive - provides PM templates, best practices and lessons learned
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Triple Constraint
scope - schedule - cost - quality
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scope
description of project result
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schedule
amount of time needed to deliver project
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cost
amount of money needed to deliver project result
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Enhanced triple constraint
includes risks and resources
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Five Main Process Groups
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing