Module 1: Intro to PMD Pro
Delays - ANS-Even the most organized project plans will be challenged to manage project
delays
High expectations - ANS-The project team also needs to manage expectations and ensure that
these expectations are aligned with the project resources
Poor design - ANS-If the design of the project is poor, then the deliverables could be useless (or
worse, harmful)
Low quality - ANS-What are the minimum standards for the work of the project?
Inadequate resources - ANS-What is project resources are unavailable?
Project management - ANS-The discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to
bring about the successful delivery of specific project goals, outcomes, and outputs
Program management - ANS-The process of managing a group of related projects in a
coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available through managing them individually
Portfolio management - ANS-Oversees the performance of the organization's collection of
project and programs
Five Principles of Project Management - ANS-Project management is:
Balanced
Comprehensive
Integrated
Participatory
Iterative
Iterative - ANS-Revisit and repeat project management processes through the life of the project
to confirm that the project designs, plans, and intended results are still relevant - this practice
also provides the opportunity to improve their accuracy of existing project estimates and to plan
for the next steps in the project
How is project management in the development sector unique? - ANS-Promotes change
Approaches complex problems
In exceptionally challenging contexts
Has a complex array of stakeholder relationships
Project approach is as important as the outcomes
Transferring knowledge to the target population is a priority
Delays - ANS-Even the most organized project plans will be challenged to manage project
delays
High expectations - ANS-The project team also needs to manage expectations and ensure that
these expectations are aligned with the project resources
Poor design - ANS-If the design of the project is poor, then the deliverables could be useless (or
worse, harmful)
Low quality - ANS-What are the minimum standards for the work of the project?
Inadequate resources - ANS-What is project resources are unavailable?
Project management - ANS-The discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to
bring about the successful delivery of specific project goals, outcomes, and outputs
Program management - ANS-The process of managing a group of related projects in a
coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available through managing them individually
Portfolio management - ANS-Oversees the performance of the organization's collection of
project and programs
Five Principles of Project Management - ANS-Project management is:
Balanced
Comprehensive
Integrated
Participatory
Iterative
Iterative - ANS-Revisit and repeat project management processes through the life of the project
to confirm that the project designs, plans, and intended results are still relevant - this practice
also provides the opportunity to improve their accuracy of existing project estimates and to plan
for the next steps in the project
How is project management in the development sector unique? - ANS-Promotes change
Approaches complex problems
In exceptionally challenging contexts
Has a complex array of stakeholder relationships
Project approach is as important as the outcomes
Transferring knowledge to the target population is a priority
