PM1 Lesson 1.03 (Organizations)

Enterprise Environmental Factors

▪Internal and external environmental
factors that surround or influence a
project’s success.

▪Considered as inputs to most planning
processes.

▪Often abbreviated as “EEFs”

Enterprise Environmental
Factors Examples:

External

▪Government regulation

▪Market conditions

▪Infrastructure

▪External political conditions

Internal

▪Organizational culture

▪Type of organizational
structure

▪Internal political conditions

▪Available resources

Multiple Choice

If a project manager of a construction job has halted project due to a shortage in local lumber supply, this lumber shortage impacts the success of her project. What is this called?

• business needs

• enterprise environment factors

• a project management plan

• a project statement of work

Multiple Choice

What is the term we use to discribe project difficulties that arise out of home owner associations' regulations on the neighborhood where we need to build a house?

• Internal Enterprise Environmental Factor

• External Enterprise Environmental Factor

• Projectized Organizational Structure Issue

• Functional Organizational Structure Issue

Stakeholder
identification

CS11 1.03 Project Stakeholder Identification

What is a
Stakeholder?

▪ Stakeholders are persons or organizations who are actively

involved in the project or whose interest may be positively or
negatively affected by the performance or completion of the
project.

▪ In general, stakeholders and their interests should be identified

and involved/addressed as early in the process of the
development of the project as possible.

▪ Projects are undertaken to fulfill the requirements of

stakeholders.

▪ Project success is measure by the satisfaction of the project’s

stakeholders

Stakeholder Identification

▪ Examples of project stakeholders may include:

▪ Project Sponsor

▪ Higher Management

▪ Project Team Member

▪ Stakeholder Identification is continuous

▪ Occurs ongoing until project ends

▪ New may be added

▪ Some may lose interest

▪ Power and influence may also change over time

Identify
stakeholders by:

▪ Brainstorming.

▪ Collecting categories and names from
informants in the community.

▪ Interviews

▪ Consulting with organizations that either are
or have been involved in similar projects, or
that work with the population or in the area of
concern.

▪ Expert Judgement

▪ Getting more ideas from stakeholders as you
identify them.

▪ If appropriate, advertising.

Stakeholder Categories

Primary stakeholders:

• Beneficiaries or targets

of the project.

Secondary stakeholders:

• Those directly involved

with or responsible for
beneficiaries or targets
of the project.

• Those whose jobs or

lives might be affected
by the process or
results of the project.

Key stakeholders:

• Government officials

and policy makers.

• Those who can

influence others.

• Those with an interest

in the outcome of an
project.

Successful Projects

▪Result from:

▪Careful Planning

▪Talent & Collaboration of a Project Team

Multiple Choice

The stakeholders have the most influence on any project at which stage?

• Planning

• Execution

• Closing

• Initiation

• Monitoring and Controlling

Reorder

Place the Order of the project life cycle stages in order

• Initiation

• Planning

• Execution

• Monitoring and Controlling

• Closing

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Project
Management
Organizational
Structures

CS11 1.04 Project Management’s Role in the
Corporate Environment

Introduction

▪What is an Organizational Structure?

▪Types of Organizational Structures:

▪ Functional

▪ Matrix

▪ Weak

▪ Balanced

▪ Strong

▪ Projectized

▪ Composite - No Longer A THING!

Functional

Matrix Organizations

▪Blends of functional and projectized
characteristics.

Weak Matrix

Balanced Matrix

Strong Matrix

Projectized

Multiple Choice

The organizational structure in which the project manager has the greatest amount of authority is a:

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.

Multiple Choice

A project manager is full time and has their own staff year round, which type of organization do they work with?

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.

Multiple Choice

A project manager is part-time and borrow from departments when a project is in session, which type of organization do they work with?

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.

Multiple Choice

In which type of organization would a project manager choose to work if they did not want to control the finances and did not want to take authority over employees?

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.

Multiple Choice

Which organization type has 3 levels of strength and allows money managment and staff management depending on the level?

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.

Multiple Choice

In which organization structure does the project management not work for the company on site?

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.

Multiple Choice

In which organization type does a project manager have the least amount of authority?

• composite organization.

• functional organization.

• matrix organization.

• projectized organization.