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You are working with Sam, a project manager on one of the projects within your program. Sam doesn't understand all of the rules and procedures that he's required to do as a project manager in your pro

The correct answer is C. Enterprise environmental factors. Organizational rules, policies, and procedures that project managers must follow but cannot control are classified as enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) in PMI terminology.

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Question

You are working with Sam, a project manager on one of the projects within your program. Sam doesn't understand all of the rules and procedures that he's required to do as a project manager in your program. What are the rules and procedures called in project that Sam must abide by?

Options

  • AProject governance
  • BProcess procedures
  • CEnterprise environmental factors
  • DProgram governance

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • C
    89% (50)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Organizational rules, policies, and procedures that project managers must follow but cannot control are classified as enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) in PMI terminology.

AProject governance

Project governance refers to the decision-making framework, authority, and accountability structures for a specific project, which is a narrower concept than the general organizational rules Sam must follow.

BProcess procedures

'Process procedures' is not a defined PMI terminology classification and does not appear in the PMBOK Guide or Standard for Program Management.

CEnterprise environmental factorsCorrect

Enterprise environmental factors encompass the conditions, constraints, and organizational elements - including policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines - that are external to the project team's control but must be adhered to. The rules and procedures Sam is required to follow as a project manager within the organization fit this definition directly, as they originate from the broader organizational environment.

DProgram governance

Program governance refers to the oversight and control framework for the program as a whole, not the organizational rules that an individual project manager must abide by.

Concept tested: Enterprise environmental factors as organizational rules and constraints

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok

Topics

#Enterprise Environmental Factors#Program Governance#Organizational Influences#Project Management Context

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