Below are a number of important rules to remember for this exam. We suggest that you copy these over to a piece of paper and read it regularly. Make sure with each question that you think or refer back to these rules and the ones in Part 1 and 2.
- The project manager is empowered and has ultimate authority and accountability for a project.
- Projects should be strategically aligned with the high-level strategic objectives of the organization.
- The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) forms the basis of all estimating and project planning.
- Project Managers spend 90% of their time communicating.
- Planning is the most important of all the Project Management processes. Projects don’t fail at the end, they fail at the beginning.
- The Project Team must be involved early in the Planning process and in all major decisions.
- Lessons Learned and Historical Records are essential inputs to just about every Project Management process especially Planning.
- Project Stakeholders and their needs/expectations are very important and should be well managed and balanced.
- Administrative closure and Scope Verification are essential considerations with just about every project management process.
- Adding out-of-scope extras (also called “gold plating”) to please project stakeholders adds no value and is strongly discouraged.
- The Project Manager and Team should be pro-active, monitoring risk events, looking for difficulties early-on in the process and be on the lookout for new risks and manage them appropriately.
- Quality is planned in and not inspected in – i.e. more inspections do not solve quality issues.
- The closer to the beginning of a project, the more influence management (not the project manager) has on the project scope and changes.
- The project team must be involved in almost all problem solving and planning decisions.
- Administrative closeout must be performed at the end of each project life cycle phase.
- Project changes should be expected, planned for and well-managed.
- Estimating must be done by the people who will do the work.
- Project baselines must be saved for performance assessments during execution.
- Problem solving should be handled by the project manager and team.
- Issues should be elevated to Senior Management only when they cannot be resolved within the team.
- Effective project communication is all important!
In the PM-Mentor Master Class you will find more details.
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