PMP Chapter 2 quiz

Projects exist and operate in environments that may have an influence on them.Two major categories of influences are:

• enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and organizational process assets (OPAs).

• enterprise environmental features (EEFs) and organizational process assets (OPAs).

• enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and organizational process assesments (OPAs).

• Neither of the above

Both EEFs and OPAs can be external and internals

• True

• False

The following examples represent internal EEFs:

(Select 3)

• Organizational culture, structure, and governance.

• Geographic distribution of employees and project team

• Infrastructure

• Information Technology Software

The following EEFs are examples of External factors:

(Select 3)

• Government or industry standards

• Academic Research

• Physical environment elements

• Politics and elections

Organizational process assets (OPAs) are the plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization which can influence the project.

• False

• True

• Partially true

In which PMBOK's process areas can OPAs be used?

• Initiating and Planning

• Executing and Monitoring

• Closing

• All of the above

• None of the above

You are a project manager assigned to a new organization, they state they have some documents and procedures you could use if requested, you are initiating the project, which of the following you request?:

(Select all that apply)

• Organization Policies (Human resources, Privacy, etc)

• Guidelines and tailoring criteria

• Pre approved suppliers list

• Finance report of previous years

Mention 3 Data repositories useful for project management (under OPAs):

• Financial data, Historical data and lessons learn data

• Previous projects, financial data and share information from the organization

• Data repositories for metrics, all non hired employees and suppliers

• None of the above

Examples of governance framework items are:

(Select all that apply)

• Policies

• Procedures

• Systems

• Lunch Schedules

• Relationships

What means PMO and what does it do?

• A project management office is an organizational structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, etc

• A portfolio management office is an organizational structure that facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques

• A project management office is an organizational structure that only standardizes the project-related governance processes.

• A project management office is an organizational structure that dictates the project-related governance processes and develops the resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques