introduction
in this article of PMP introduction we will discuss Organizational Process Assets and Enterprise Environmental Factors
Enterprise Environmental Factors EEF
Enterprise Environmental Factors EEF refers to conditions, not under the control of the project team, that influence, constrain, or direct the project.
EEF exist before project initiated
Project team should utilize EEF but NOT override it
EEF includes but not limited to:
- Organizational culture, structure, and governance
- Geographic distribution of facilities
- Government or industry standards
- Infrastructure
- Existing human resources
- Personal administration
- Company work authorization system
- Marketplace conditions
- Stakeholders risk tolerance
- Political climate
- Organization’s established communication channels
- Project management information system
Organizational Process Assets OPA
Organizational process assets are any or all process related assets, from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project’s success.
Organizational process assets are the
- plans,
- processes,
- polices,
- procedures,
- and knowledge bases.
Organizational process assets are grouped in two categories:
Process and procedures:
- Initiating and planning
- Executing, monitoring and controlling
- Closing
Corporate knowledge base:
- Configuration management knowledge bases
- Financial databases
- Historical information and lessons learned
- Issue and defect management databases
- Process measurement databases
- Project files from previous projects
important to know
any on of 49 process in PMBOK has some inputs from EEF & OPA
