Project Governance and Compliance Flashcards
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Which document establishes the governance framework for a specific project, including roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes?
Answer: Project governance plan
The project governance plan is dedicated to defining how the project will be governed, including escalation paths and decision rights.
A project team member reports a potential ethics violation by a subcontractor. What governance mechanism should the PM invoke FIRST?
Answer: Follow the organization's ethics reporting and investigation procedure
Organizations have established ethics reporting mechanisms that ensure violations are handled consistently, fairly, and in compliance with legal requirements.
What is the role of a project steering committee?
Answer: To provide strategic oversight, resolve escalated issues, and approve major changes
A steering committee provides high-level governance by making strategic decisions, approving significant changes, and removing organizational barriers.
Data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) require that personal data be handled in specific ways. If a project collects user data, when should compliance requirements be incorporated?
Answer: During project initiation and planning, before data collection begins
Compliance requirements must be identified and built into the project plan from the start to avoid costly rework or legal exposure.
Which PMI ethical standard requires project managers to report accurate information even when it is unfavorable?
Answer: Honesty
PMI's Code of Ethics emphasizes honesty, which requires truthful and accurate reporting regardless of whether the information is favorable or unfavorable.
A project operates in a heavily regulated industry. The project manager builds compliance checkpoints into every phase. This practice BEST reflects which governance principle?
Answer: Proactive compliance integration
Embedding compliance checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle ensures regulatory requirements are continuously met rather than addressed only at the end.
Which term describes the documented process for requesting, evaluating, and approving changes to project baselines?
Answer: Integrated change control process
Integrated change control is the formal governance process that evaluates all change requests and authorizes modifications to the project baselines.