Project Management Framework Flashcards
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Which document formally authorizes a project and gives the project manager authority to apply organizational resources?
Answer: Project Charter
The Project Charter formally authorizes the project and grants the project manager authority to use organizational resources.
A project is considered BEST described by which of the following characteristics?
Answer: Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
PMI defines a project as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
During which process group does the project manager spend the most time and consume the most resources?
Answer: Executing
The Executing process group typically consumes the most time and resources because this is when the project work is actually performed.
What is the term for all work required, and ONLY the work required, to complete the project successfully?
Answer: Project Scope
Project scope is defined as all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.
Which of the following BEST describes a program in the context of PMI's framework?
Answer: A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually
A program is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
An enterprise environmental factor (EEF) that MOST affects a project manager's flexibility would be:
Answer: Government regulations and industry standards
Government regulations and industry standards are external EEFs that constrain or direct how a project must be managed, limiting the PM's flexibility.
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between project management and operations management?
Answer: Project management is temporary and unique; operations management is ongoing and repetitive
Project management handles temporary, unique work while operations management handles ongoing, repetitive work to sustain the business.