Project Enviroments

Question 1

VUCA

Answer 1

Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity

Question 2

PESTLE

Answer 2

Political, Economical, Sociological, Technological, Legal, Environmental

Question 3

SWOT

Answer 3

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

Question 4

The effects of VUCA is?

Answer 4

External

Question 5

The effects of PESTLE is?

Answer 5

Environmental

Question 6

The effect of SWOT is ?

Answer 6

Internal

Question 7

Tools & techniques used to determine factors which influence and impact projects ?

Answer 7

PESTLE
VUCA
SWOT

Question 8

Every project is a response to _____ within that environment are the factors that _______

Answer 8

A changing environment
Influence and impact projects

Question 9

To manage change organisation’s must develop a _____

Answer 9

Strategic approach

Question 10

PESTLE is a ______ to help PM understand the _________ in which the project operates

Answer 10

Management technique
Enviroment

Question 11

PESTLE differentiates between ___ different factors that impact a project they are ______________

Answer 11

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Political
Economic
Sociological
Technological
Legal
Environmental

Question 12

Political

Answer 12

Current and potential Influences from political pressures

Question 13

Economic

Answer 13

Local , national and world economic impact

Question 14

Technological

Answer 14

New and emerging technology

Question 15

Legal

Answer 15

Local , national and world legislation

Question 16

Environmental

Answer 16

Local, national and world environmental issues

Question 17

The 6 pestle factors may be applied to ?

Answer 17

The whole organisation or to specific business areas or a specific project

Question 18

Pestle considers can be used to consider ?

Answer 18

External only , internal only or both

Question 19

The SWOT Analysis is an Established ______ used to systematically understand the ___,___,__,and _____ , a project may face

Answer 19

Framework
Threats , strengths , weakness and opportunities

Question 20

SWOT can uncover _____ that the project may be well placed to take advantage of but project team may never have considered and using other forms of comparison

Answer 20

Opportunities

Question 21

SWOT : understanding weaknesses of the project option allows for the ______ to be considered in _____

Answer 21

Best approach
Advance

Question 22

SWOT enables a ________ approach, avoiding ________ that would otherwise catch the project team unawares.

Answer 22

Pro active
Threats

Question 23

Pestle and SWOT - can be used in ____

Answer 23

Two different ways

Question 24

Pestle can be used to ______

Answer 24

Consider the environment and to establish options for consideration

Question 25

SWOT may be used as an _______ and is more of a ________

Answer 25

- Evaluation tool to the test the options being considered - comparative analysis

Question 26

PESTLE =

Answer 26

Considers the environment and establishes options for consideration

Question 27

SWOT =

Answer 27

may be used as an evaluation tool to consider the best options - comparative analysis

Question 28

SWOT can be used in a wide range of ________ where a ___________ analysis is required e.g. the ________ phase of a project _______ to _______ the project options being considered at that point

Answer 28

- situations - comparative - concept phase - evaluate

Question 29

SWOT can be used for uncovering the _____ & ________ of the organisation in relation to the ________

Answer 29

Strengths and weaknesses Project

Question 30

SWOT can isolate the ______ and _______ that may exist

Answer 30

Threats and opportunities

Question 31

VUCA represents increasingly ______ and ______ contexts

Answer 31

Vulnerable Unpredictable

Question 32

VUCA seeks to give a ______ of the project to enable PMs to identify emerging _______ , respond to ______ and address _______ and differences in ______ avoiding poor _______

Answer 32

Perspective Emerging opportunities New conditions Shortfalls Outcomes Project performance

Question 33

Employees working conditions are set out ?

Answer 33

In the basic foundation employment law

Question 34

Employees working conditions regulates the ?

Answer 34

Relationship between employers and employees

Question 35

Employment law governs

Answer 35

What employers can expect from employees , what employers can ask employees to do and employees rights at work.

Question 36

Areas covered by employment law include

Answer 36

Discrimination , disability provisions , working hours , leave entitlement and dismissal of employees and grievance procedures

Question 37

Working conditions: the pm must first determine the applicable _________ requirements and ensure that the necessary _______ and _______ is conducted in order for all project ______ to understand their duties of ________

Answer 37

Legislative Training and communication Personnel’s Compliance

Question 38

Working conditions: the PM must create the right ______ for the project in accordance with _________

Answer 38

Working conditions Legislation

Question 39

There is a key duty of the project management and extends to work personnel and that is to?

Answer 39

Understand the risks in their area of work and take the necessary steps to highlight these and take proactive measures to manage these risks to an appropriate degree.

Question 40

All employers must protect the ____,_____ and _____ at work of all their employees. As well as others on the premises. Including temporary staff, casual workers , self employed. Clients , visitors and the general public.

Answer 40

Health , safety and welfare

Question 41

All workers have a ________ for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions

Answer 41

Duty of care

Question 42

All workers must cooperate with employers and co-workers to help every one meet their ?

Answer 42

Legal requirements

Question 43

The focal point for health and safety in the project will be the ?

Answer 43

Health, safety and environmental management plan.

Question 44

The health, safety and environmental management plan outlines ?

Answer 44

The safety requirements and the duties required for compliance such as procedures for risk assessment, training , availability of suitable protective clothing and environment impact.

Question 45

The project will have to ensure that ?

Answer 45

All aspects of the workplace risks are budgeted for , in addition to the overall budget for completing the work

Question 46

The sponsor is the person _____ for ensuring that the work is ______ effectively and _______ the objectives to meet identified needs.

Answer 46

Accountable Governed Delivers

Question 47

The project manager must be sufficiently aware of the __________ project based working to be able to provide a high degree of _______ to the sponsor that the work of being managed ____, ______ and _____. This will allow the sponsor to make ______ decisions about whether the business case is likely to be _____ and to take the most appropriate resulting action .

Answer 47

Practices underpinning Assurance Effectively , responsibly , and sustainably Informed Realised

Question 48

Governance impacts how the project is _______ , the ______ the project will use and how _______ will be assured and reported when the project is being delivered.

Answer 48

Managed Processes Project status

Question 49

The project manager understand the ___________ required and how the resulting management approach must be _______ to provide _____ to stakeholders that the project will be managed in a _________

Answer 49

Governance framework Tailored Confidence Compliant manner

Question 50

Sustainability is concerned with _____ the _____, ______, ________ and _____ aspect of project based work to meet the current needs of stakeholders without comprising or over burdening future generations.

Answer 50

Balancing Social Environmental Economic and admins

Question 51

Sustainability involves both _____ and _____ responsibility to ensure that _____, _____ and _____ are ____ over their lifecycles during their creation, disposal and commissioning.

Answer 51

Individual and organisational Outputs , outcomes and benefits Sustainable

Question 52

Sustainability is relevant across all areas of project based working. example ?

Answer 52

The procurement team seeking opportunities to buy from sustainable sources and to make the supply chain more efficient