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Project Management Environments Directions: Hide this side of the flashcards or fold page in half. Read the term, recite the definition, and then look...

Project Management Environments Directions: Hide this side of the flashcards or fold page in half. Read the term, recite the definition, and then look at this side of the flashcards to check your answer. An organization where organizational resources are pooled into one project Balanced matrix structure team, but the functional managers and the project managers share the project power. Cultural norms describe the culture and the styles of an organization. Cultural Cultural norms norms, such as work ethics, hours, view of authority, and shared values, can affect how the project is managed. Conditions that affect how the project manager may manage the project. Enterprise environmental factors come Enterprise environmental factors from within the project, such as policy, or they be external to the organization, such as law or regulation. An organization that is divided into functions, and each employee has one clear functional manager. Each Functional structure department acts independently of the other departments. A project manager in this structure has little to no power and may be called a project coordinator. Governance framework describes the rules, policies, and procedures that people within an organization abide by. Governance framework addresses the organization, but also address portfolios, Governance framework programs, and projects. Regarding portfolios, programs, and projects the governance framework addresses alignment with organizational vision, risk management, performance factors, and communication. PMP Exam Prep Seminar ©Instructing.com Page 1  An organization that creates a blend of Hybrid structure the functional, matrix, and project- oriented structures. Describe organizations that have duplication of efforts within the organization, but not within each department or division of the Multidivisional structure organization. Project manager has little authority in this structure and the functional manager controls the project budget. Describes a loosely organized business or organization. There likely aren’t big formal departments and people work Organic or simple alongside one another regardless of roles and titles. The project manager likely has little control over the project resources and may not be called a project manager. Organizational process assets include organizational processes, policies, procedures, and items from a corporate knowledge base. Organizational process Organizational process assets assets are grouped into two categories to consider: processes, policies and procedures, and organizational knowledge bases. Organizational knowledge repositories are the databases, files, and historical information that you can use to help better plan and manage your projects. Organizational Knowledge Repositories This is an organizational process asset that is created internally to your organization through the ongoing work of operations and other projects. PMP Exam Prep Seminar ©Instructing.com Page 2  A system can create things by working with multiple components that the individual components could not create if they worked alone. The structure of the organization and the governance framework creates constraints that affect Organizational System how the project manager makes decisions within the project. The organizational system directly affects how the project manager utilizes their power, influence, leadership, and even political capital, to get things done in the environment. A business unit that centralizes the operations and procedures of all projects Project management office (PMO) within the organization. The PMO can be supportive, controlling, or directive. An organization that assigns a project team to one project for the duration of the Project-oriented structure project life cycle. The project manager has high-to-almost-complete project power. An organization where organizational resources are pooled into one project Strong matrix structure team, but the functional managers have less project power than the project manager. Uses a network structure to communicate and interact with other groups and departments. A point of contact exists for Virtual organization each department and these department point of contact receive and send all messages for the department. An organization where organizational resources are pooled into one project Weak matrix structure team, but the functional managers have more project power than the project manager. PMP Exam Prep Seminar ©Instructing.com Page 3