Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management

tools, a step up from low-end tools, are designed to handle larger projects, multiple users, and multiple projects.

Midrange

refers to work done in organizations to sustain the business

Operations

software integrates information from multiple projects to show the status of active, approved, and future projects across an entire organization.

Portfolio project management

The _____ is an international professional society for project managers founded in 1969.

Project Management Institute

is "the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements."

Project management

refers to the process in which organizations group and manage projects and programs as a cluster of investments that contribute to the entire enterprise's success.

Project portfolio management

include people, hardware, software, or other assets.

Resources

"What is the project's budget?" This is an example of a project's _____ constraint.

cost

Project _____ management consists of preparing and managing the budget for a project.

cost

Soft skills are also known as _____ skills.

human relations

Project management _____ describe the key competencies that project managers must develop.

knowledge areas

The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram that determines the earliest completion of a project.

longest

High-end tools are generally licensed on a(n) _____ basis.

per-user

Ethics is a set of principles that guides decision making based on _____ of what is considered right and wrong.

personal values

High-end tools in project management software have enterprise and _____ functions that summarize and combine individual project information to provide an enterprise view of all projects.

portfolio management

A project's sponsor is also known as a(n) _____.

primary customer

is "a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually."

program

A(n) _____ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

project

Passing the CPA exam is a standard for accountants. Similarly, passing the PMP exam is becoming a standard for _____.

project managers

The _____ of project management includes quality, scope, time, and cost constraints.

quadruple constraint

Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing _____ and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries.

schedule

The question, "What unique product does the customer expect from the project?" is an example of a(n) _____ constraint

scope

Project _____ management includes estimating how long it will take to complete work, develop an acceptable project schedule, and ensure timely completion of a project.

time

The question, "What is the project's schedule?" is an example of a(n) _____ constraint.

time

In project management, the three limitations of scope, time, and cost are referred to as the

triple constraint