Project environment

Question 1

Project environment types:

Answer 1

• External environment: Surrounding the project (Corporate climate).
• Internal environment: Creating a positive environment for the team (Responsibility of project manager).

• Project manager has no control over external environment.

Question 2

What are external factors?

Answer 2

• Financial and environmental regulations
• Industry standards and practices
• Market conditions
• Social and political conditions
• Legal restrictions

Question 3

What are internal factors?

Answer 3

• Organisational structure and culture
• Internal politics
• Personnel, technological and physical resources
• Infrastructure

Question 4

What are EEFs and OPAs useful for?

EEFs: Enterprise Environmental Factors
OPAs: Organisational Process Assets

Answer 4

EEFs are external factors that influence how a project is executed, OPAs are internal resources that project managers can leverage to ensure their projects run smoothly.

Question 5

How do EEFs and OPAs affect project decision-making?

Answer 5

Both EEFs and OPAs affect how decisions are made in a project. EIFs are external and can constrain or influence the project, while OPAs are internal and can be tailored to fit the project’s needs.

Question 6

EEFs types:

Answer 6

• Cultural and social influences
• Legal and regulatory requirements
• Market conditions
• Political conditions
• Technological environment

Question 7

OPAs types:

Answer 7

• Processes and procedures (established methods for managing projects)
• Templates and forms (standardised documents)
• Historical information (data and lessons learned from previous projects)
• Knowledge repositories (databases that store valuable information and resources for project management)