List the 3 Traditional Constraints of Project Management:
1 Time
2 Cost
3 Scope
List 16 Project Management Activities in sequence:
1 Planning the work objectives
2 Analysis and design of objectives
3 Assessing and mitigating risk ( or risk assessment )
4 Estimating resources
5 Allocation of resources
6 Organizing the work
7 Acquiring human and material resources
8 Assigning tasks
9 Directing activities
10 Controlling project execution
11 Tracking and reporting progress
12 Analysing the results based on the facts achieved
13 Defining the products of the project
14 Forecasting future trends in the project
15 Quality management
16 Issues management
List the 3 main Types of Management Structure:
1 Functional
2 Matrix
3 Pure
List the 3 different types of Matrix Structure:
1 Co-ordination Matrix
2 Overlay Matrix
3 Secondment Matrix
List 3 Advantages of the Functional Organisational Management Structure:
1 Easier for departments to estimate and apply budget controls
2 Functional departments provide experts in different areas
3 Lines of communication are well established as everyone has a defined role
List 3 Advantages of the Matrix Management Structure:
1 The project has a single point of responsibility which is the project manager.
2 The project can draw on the entire resources of the company
3 Rapid response to clients’ needs
List 3 Advantages of the Pure Project Organisational Structure:
1 The project manager has overall line authority over the project
2 Everyone reports directly to the project manager
3 Decisions are made quicker due to centralised authority
List 3 Disadvantages of the Functional Organisational Management Structure:
1 Communication breakdown between departments can cause response time to slow down
2 Departmental work can take priority over project work
3 As the project moves departments, it is almost impossible to determine a single point of responsibility
List 3 Disadvantages of the