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Explanation:
4.3.2.3 Meetings
Meetings are used to discuss and address pertinent topics of the project when directing and managing project work. Attendees at the meetings may include the project manager, the project team and appropriate stakeholders involved or affected by the topics addressed. Each attendee should have a defined role to ensure appropriate participation. Meetings tend to be one of three types:
Information exchange;
Brainstorming, option evaluation, or design; or
Decision making.
Meeting types should not be mixed as a best practice. Meetings should be prepared with a well-defined agenda, purpose, objective, and time frame and should be appropriately documented with meeting minutes and action items. Meeting minutes should be stored as defined in the project management plan. Meetings are most effective when all participants can be face-to-face in the same location. Virtual meetings can be held using audio and/or video conferencing tools, but generally require additional preparation and organization to achieve the same effectiveness of a face-to-face meeting.
4.1.2.1 Expert Judgment
Expert judgment is often used to assess the inputs used to develop the project charter. Expert judgment is applied to all technical and management details during this process. Such expertise is provided by any group or individual with specialized knowledge or training and is available from many sources, including:
Other units within the organization,
Consultants,
Stakeholders, including customers or sponsors,
Professional and technical associations,
Industry groups,
Subject matter experts (SME), and
Project management office (PMO).
Process: 4.3. Direct and Manage Project Work
Definition: The process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project's objectives.
Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is that it provides overall management of the project work.
Inputs
1. Project management plan
2. Approved change requests
3. Enterprise environmental factors
4. Organizational process assets
Tools & Techniques
1. Expert judgment
2. Project management information system
3. Meetings
Outputs
1. Deliverables
2. Work performance data
3. Change requests
4. Project management plan updates
5. Project documents updates
