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[q] EEFs

[a] Enterprise environmental factors

[q] OPA

[a] Organizational Process Assets

[q] Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) may

[a] enhance or constrain project management options

[q] Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) refer to conditions

[a] not under the control of the project team,

[q] Organizational culture, structure, and governance

[a] Examples include vision, mission, values, beliefs, cultural norms, leadership style, hierarchy and authority relationships, organizational style, ethics, and code of conduct

[q] Geographic distribution of facilities and resources

[a] Examples include factory locations, virtual teams, shared systems, and cloud computing

[q] Infrastructure

[a] Examples include existing facilities, equipment, organizational telecommunications channels, information technology hardware, availability, and capacity

[q] Information technology software

[a] Examples include scheduling software tools, configuration management systems, web interfaces to other online automated systems, and work authorization systems

[q] Resource availability

[a] Examples include contracting and purchasing constraints, approved providers and subcontractors, and collaboration agreements

[q] Employee capability

[a] Examples include existing human resources expertise, skills, competencies, and specialized knowledge

[q] Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) refer to conditions

[a] not under the control of the project team,

[q] Internal

[a] Organizational culture, structure, and governance

[q] Internal

[a] Geographic distribution of facilities and resources

[q] Internal

[a] Infrastructure

[q] Internal

[a] Information technology

[q] Internal

[a] Resource availability

[q] Internal

[a] Employee capability

[q] External EEF

[a] Marketplace conditions

[q] External EEF

[a] Social and cultural influences and issues

[q] External EEF

[a] Financial considerations

[q] External EEF

[a] Commercial databases

[q] External EEF

[a] Academic research

[q] External EEF

[a] Government or industry standards

[q] External EEF

[a] Legal restrictions

[q] External EEF

[a] Physical environmental elements

[q] OPAs may be grouped into

[a] Processes, policies, and procedures

[q] OPAs may be grouped into

[a] Organizational knowledge bases

[q] Organizational culture, structure, and governance

[a] Examples include vision, mission, values, beliefs, cultural norms, leadership style, hierarchy and authority relationships, organizational style, ethics, and code of conduct

[q] Geographic distribution of facilities and resources

[a] Examples include factory locations, virtual teams, shared systems, and cloud computing

[q] Infrastructure

[a] Examples include existing facilities, equipment, organizational telecommunications channels, information technology hardware, availability, and capacity

[q] Information technology software

[a] Examples include scheduling software tools, configuration management systems, web interfaces to other online automated systems, and work authorization systems

[q] Resource availability

[a] Examples include contracting and purchasing constraints, approved providers and subcontractors, and collaboration agreements

[q] Employee capability

[a] Examples include existing human resources expertise, skills, competencies, and specialized knowledge

[q] Marketplace conditions

[a] Examples include competitors, market share brand recognition, and trademarks

[q] Social and cultural influences and issues

[a] Examples include political climate, codes of conduct, ethics, and perceptions

[q] Legal restrictions

[a] Examples include country or local laws and regulations related to security, data protection, business conduct, employment, and procurement

[q] Commercial databases

[a] Examples include benchmarking results, standardized cost estimating data, industry risk study information, and risk databases

[q] Academic research

[a] Examples include industry studies, publications, and benchmarking results

[q] Government or industry standards

[a] Examples include regulatory agency regulations and standards related to products, production, environment, quality, and workmanship

[q] Financial considerations

[a] Examples include currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, tariffs, and geographic location

[q] Physical environmental elements

[a] Examples include working conditions, weather, and constraints

[q] Guidelines and criteria for tailoring the organization’s OPAs

[a] Initiation and Planning

[q] Specific organizational standards

[a] Initiation and Planning

[q] Product and project life cycles, and methods and procedures

[a] Initiation and Planning

[q] Templates

[a] Initiation and Planning

[q] Preapproved supplier lists and various types of contractual agreements

[a] Initiation and Planning

[q] Change control procedures

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Traceability matrices

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Financial controls procedures

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Issue and defect management procedures

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Resource availability control and assignment management

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Organizational communication requirements

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Procedures for prioritizing, approving, and issuing work authorizations

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Templates

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Standardized guidelines, work instructions, proposal evaluation criteria, and performance measurement criteria

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Product, service, or result verification and validation procedures.

[a] Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling

[q] Project closure guidelines or requirements

[a] Closing

[q] Sysem factor

[a] Management elements

[q] Sysem factor

[a] Governance frameworks

[q] Sysem factor

[a] Organizational structure types

[q] Governance is

[a] the framework within which authority is exercised in organizations

[q] How objectives of the organization are set and achieved,

[a] is influenced by governance framework

[q] How risk is monitored and assessed, and

[a] is influenced by governance framework

[q] How performance is optimized

[a] is influenced by governance framework

[q] Alignment

[a] Domain of governance

[q] Risk

[a] Domain of governance

[q] Performance

[a] Domain of governance

[q] Communications

[a] Domain of governance

[q] Oversight

[a] Function of governance

[q] Control

[a] Function of governance

[q] Integration

[a] Function of governance

[q] Decision Making

[a] Function of governance

[q] Management elements are

[a] the components that comprise the key functions or principles of general management in the organization

[q] consideration of people, roles, structures, and policies

[a] Is part of governance dimensionality

[q] providing direction and oversight through data and feedback

[a] Is part of governance dimensionality

[q] Supportive

[a] serves as a project repository

[q] Controlling

[a] provide support and require compliance through various means

[q] Directive

[a] take control of the projects by directly managing the projects

[q] Managing shared resources across all projects administered by the PMO

[a] Is a primary function of a PMO

[q] Identifying and developing project management methodology, best practices, and standards

[a] Is a primary function of a PMO

[q] Coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight

[a] Is a primary function of a PMO

[q] Monitoring compliance with project management standards, policies, procedures, and templates by means of project audits

[a] Is a primary function of a PMO

[q] Developing and managing project policies, procedures, templates, and other shared documentation (organizational process assets)

[a] Is a primary function of a PMO

[q] Coordinating communication across projects

[a] Is a primary function of a PMO

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