Course material

Question 0

Progressive Elaboration

Answer 0

PE

Question 1

Project

Answer 1

Temporary (definite start and end)
Unique
Result (outcome, product, service, document)

Question 2

Rolling Wave Planning

Answer 2

RWP

Question 3

Project Management

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Operations

Answer 4

Ongoing

Produce repetitive products, services or results

Question 5

Programs

Answer 5

Collection of related projects that are coordinated

Question 6

Portfolio

Answer 6

Portfolios are a collection of projects and programs that are prioritized and aligned with strategic business activities. They contain projects and programs that may not be related.

PMBOK Pg. 8

Question 7

PMO

Answer 7

Centralized and coordinated management of projects
Key stakeholder and decision maker

Primary functions:
Manage shared resources
Maintain project management best practices and standards
Develop policies, procedures, templates, etc.
coordinate communications
Coaching, mentoring, training, oversight and monitoring.
Governance organization

Question 8

Types of PMO

Answer 8

Supportive
Controlling
Directive

Question 9

Organizational Process Assets

Answer 9

Process-related assets that can be used to influence the project’s success

Divided into two main categories:

• Processes and Procedures
• Corporate Knowledge Base

Generally unique to your organization. If it is something house and your corporate knowledgebase it should be an organizational process assets (template forms, policies and procedures)

PMBOK Pg. 27-28

Question 10

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Answer 10

Internal and external factors that may influence the project’s success (generally intangible and not process-specific)

Are not always unique to your organization; they are generally intangible (software being an exception); may enhance or constrain options and will affect multiple organizations (Industry standards, market conditions)

Examples:
Culture 
Industry standards
Infrastructure
Market conditions
Political climate
Work authorization system
Project Management Information System

PMBOK Pg. 29

Question 11

Project phases

Answer 11

Feasibility
Design
Develop
Deploy

Each phase has all 5 process groups
Initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, close

Question 12

Phase-to-phase relationships

Answer 12

Sequential: A phase can only start once the previous phase has completed.

Overlapping: A phase starts prior to the completion of the previous phase