Wilson is a team member and working in a project which has zero-tolerance related to scope, schedule and cost. He is reporting directly to David, who is the functional manager. David asked Wilson to identify the enterprise environmental factors available in the project. One of the below is not a valid EEF (enterprise environmental factor). Identify the wrong option given below.

OPA (organizational process asset)

Wilson is a team member and working in a project which has zero-tolerance related to scope, schedule and cost. He is reporting directly to David, who is the functional manager. David asked Wilson to identify the enterprise environmental factors available in the project. One of the below is not a valid EEF (enterprise environmental factor). Identify the wrong option given below.

A. Market condition.
B. Lessons learned databases.
C. Government and industry standards.
D. Organizational culture, structure and governance.

Answer: Option B is OPA (organizational process asset). It refers to conditions that are not under the project team’s control, and it influences the project. 

Some of the EEF factors are: 

  • Market condition. 
  • Organizational culture, structure and governance. 
  • Human resources. Personal administration. 
  • Political conditions. Work authorization system. 
  • PMIS (project management information systems). 
  • Government and industry standards. 
  • Commercial databases. 
  • Stakeholder risk tolerance. 
  • Infrastructure. 
  • Communication channels.