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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

ProjectManager.com

Officially defined by the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK) as “the plans, processes, policies, procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization,” operational process assets influence the management of a project.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) are the collective knowledge, experience, and information that an organization has accumulated over time. OPAs include standard processes, procedures, tools, techniques, templates, and corporate knowledge bases or other resources used to manage projects or operations.

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French and Raven’s Sources of Power for Strategic PM’s

The Strategic Project Manager

Expert Power – Expert power is derived from a person’s skill and knowledge base, such as technical, legal, medical, etc. In a larger organization, control of rewards may be widely distributed and influenced by others, reducing the power of the positional leader.

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

Each approach establishes the development of project deliverables as influenced by the delivery cadence, defined as the number and timing of deliveries based on the type of deliverable. Determine Deliverables for Maximum Impact and Flexibility: Evaluate your deliverables based on complexity, modularity, and the level of innovation.

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How to Make a Scope Management Plan

ProjectManager.com

Of course, marketplace conditions influence the scope of the project, so keep it in mind. Other factors to consider are the processes and procedures, which are key to any project’s success, and the corporate knowledge base. This includes policies, financial databases, historical data and more.

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How project management trends will change in 2020

Proofhub

The biggest tendency that impact and will continue to influence project management is Artificial Intelligence. Among the current applications of AI, the most notable are: Knowledge-based expert systems (KBES)? —?this Project managers can edit these systems, adding their experiential knowledge to solve more problems.

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What Does it Feel Like to be a Project Manager (True Story)

PM Basics

Certifications and “years of experience” do not have a direct influence. You will have a solid knowledge base. More competition for influence. You will gain enough knowledge and experience. It is a combination of your impact on a company, complexity of projects, and your success rates. It’s getting lonely here.