- Project #flashcard - A temporary (must have start and end date) endeavor that produces a unique product, service, or result - Project Management #flashcard - The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to satisfy project requirements - Program #flashcard - Group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually - Project Management Office (PMO) #flashcard - Organizational structure that standardizes the processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques - Types of PMO #flashcard - Supportive - Controlling - Directive - Portfolio #flashcard - A collection of projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives - Phase vs. Deliverable #flashcard - A phase is a collection of logically related project activities that culminates in the completion of one or more deliverables - A deliverable is any unique and verifiable product, service, or result - Project Life Cycle #flashcard - A representation of phases that a project typically goes through from start to finish. Can be [[Predictive Project Management]] or adaptive. - Project Governance #flashcard - Three pillars: structure, people, information - Project Manager Roles #flashcard - Initiator - someone who takes the first step or proposes and idea or action - Negotiator - engage in discussions to reach mutually agreeable solutions - Listener - someone who pays attention to others' ideas, thoughts, or concerns during conversations or discussions - Coach - guides teams / individuals towards their goals - Working Member - individual who actively participates as a member of a team or group - Facilitator - someone who manages group processes, discussions, or meetings to ensure effective communication, collaboration and decision-making. - Areas of a Project #flashcard - Scope - Schedule - Cost - Quality - Resources - Communications - Risk - Procurements - Stakeholders' engagement - Six Project Constraints #flashcard - Scope - Schedule - Cost - Quality - Resources - Risk - KPIs - Leading indicators - predict trends - Lagging indicators - provide info after the fact - ITTO - [[Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs (ITTOs)]]