Enterprise environmental factors (EEF) are an input to many of the PMI processes. The definition from the PMBOK glossary is "conditions, not under the immediate control of the team, that influence, constrain, or direct the project, program, or portfolio."
Generally, these are considerations from outside the project team. They can be internal or external to the organization. An EFF for a construction project could be the weather or environment. EEF also include laws and regulations, professional standards, corporate policies, the marketplace, business or political climate, facilities and available tools.
More examples of enterprise environmental factors:
- organizational culture, structure, and governance
- existing human resources
- market conditions
- project management information system
- stakeholder risk tolerances
Related: organizational process assets, constraint
EEF are inputs to (this list is currently far from complete):
- create WBS
- develop project charter
- develop project management plan
- direct and manage project work
- identify risks
- identify stakeholders
- plan quality management
- plan risk management
- plan schedule management
- plan scope management
- sequence activities
Manage project team creates EEF as outputs.
External links
- Enterprise Environmental Factors versus Organizational Process Assets (CONCEPT 12) by Belinda on the Passionate PM blog