Project Management Team Members Quiz
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Project Management Team Members Quiz

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Which category of processes specifies and creates the project's product?

  • Project management processes
  • Executing process group
  • Product-oriented processes (correct)
  • Initiating process group
  • In the plan-do-check-act cycle, which phase involves monitoring and controlling?

  • Act
  • Check (correct)
  • Do
  • Plan
  • Which process group defines or authorizes the project?

  • Planning
  • Closing
  • Executing
  • Initiating (correct)
  • Which individual is associated with the plan-do-check-act cycle?

    <p>Deming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process group integrates people in the project?

    <p>Executing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main responsibility of a project sponsor?

    <p>Provide financial resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a matrix organization, what is a characteristic of a weak matrix structure?

    <p>Act more as coordinators than managers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a project-based organization primarily consist of?

    <p>Projects as the main operational focus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can the maturity of an organization's project management system influence a project?

    <p>Impacts the project's success</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a functional organization from a projectized organization?

    <p>Each employee has one clear superior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Organizational Influences' refer to in project management?

    <p>The impact of organizational culture on projects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Project Management Team and Organization

    • A project management team includes a project sponsor who provides financial resources.
    • Influencers can be direct or indirect and may include the PMO (Project Management Office).
    • The organizational influences on a project include the maturity of the organization's project management system.

    Organizational Structure

    • Project-based organizations consist primarily of projects.
    • Non-project-based organizations lack a management system.
    • Organizational culture and style include shared values, policies, and work ethics.
    • Organizational structure affects the availability of resources.

    Types of Organizations

    • Functional organization: a hierarchy with each employee having one clear superior.
    • Projectized organization: team members are often collocated.
    • Departmental organization: an organizational unit.
    • Weak matrix organization: a coordinator/expeditor role rather than a manager.
    • Matrix organization: a blend of functional and projectized organizations.
    • Strong matrix organization: many projectized characteristics.
    • Balanced matrix organization: recognizes the need for a project manager.

    Project Management System

    • A project management system includes tools, techniques, methodologies, resources, and procedures used to manage a project.

    Project Development Chapter 3

    • The tailoring process is a consideration in managing a project.
    • A process is a set of interrelated actions performed to achieve a pre-specified set of products or results/services.
    • There are two major categories of processes: project management processes and product-oriented processes.

    Project Management Process Groups

    • Initiating process group: defines and authorizes a project.
    • Planning process group: defines and refines project objectives.
    • Executing process group: integrates people and resources.
    • Monitoring and controlling process group: tracks and adjusts project progress.
    • Closing process group: formalizes the end of a project.

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    Test your knowledge on project management team members, project sponsors, organizational influences, and project-based organizations. Explore the roles and responsibilities within a project-based organization and how organizational influences can impact a project.

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