Ch 5: PPP Management

Question 0

What is PM?

Answer 0

the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Question 1

Triple constraints for projects?

Quadruple?

Answer 1

Scope, Time, Cost

quad: + quality

also may include risk and resources

Question 2

Who are stakeholders?

Answer 2

people involved or affected by a project

ex. 
project sponsor
PM or project team
support staff
customers, users
suppliers
opponents of the project *****

Question 3

**what are the 10 PM knowledge areas?

Answer 3

four core knowledge:

• scope
• time
• cost
• quality

five facilitating knowledge areas

• HR
• Communication
• risk
• stakeholder
• procurement

One knowledge area affected by the rest
-project integration management

Question 4

3 ways to define success to a project?

Answer 4

• project met scope, time, and cost goals
• project satisfied the customer/sponsor
• project produces desired results

Question 5

What is a program?

Answer 5

group of related projects management in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually .

economies of scale.

Question 6

Tactic vs strategic goals?

Answer 6

tactic
-current.

strategic

• long term
• organization strategy thinking

Question 7

10 skills of a PM?

Answer 7

• people skills
• leadership
• listening
• integrity, ethical behavior, consistent
• strong at building trust
• verbal communication
• strong at building teams
• conflict resolution
• critical thinking, problem solving
• understands and balance priorities

Question 16

Exam for Project managers?

Answer 16

PMI gives certification as a project management professional PMP