Project Management Professionals

Organizational Influences (PMBOK Chapter 2)

Define Stakeholder – Individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected as a result of the project execution or project completion. Negative stakeholders’ best interests are served by the failure of the project.

Common Stakeholders
   Project Manager
   Customers / Users
   Project Team Members
   Management
   Sponsor
   Influencers
   PMO (If it exists)

Organizational Influences – A project will be affected by organization or organizations that initiated it.

Master Organizational Structure
   Functional Organization
   Projectized Organization
   Weak Matrix Organization
   Balanced Matrix Organization
   Strong Matrix Organization

Role of the PMO – The Project Management Office (PMO) is an organizational unit to central and coordinate the management of projects under its domain. A PMO may have varying degrees of influence within different organizations.

Project Management System – Tools, techniques, methodologies, resources, and procedures used to manage a project. A project manager uses the Project Management System to guide a project to completion.

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