2 Exploring the environment of a project
Every project or development activity operates within a context of internal and external influences.
Most interactions with a project or development activity take place within the internal environment. Internal factors are generally within your control, and can be altered to suit the needs/influences coming from the external environment.
Factors in the external environment around a project are generally outside of your direct control.
Activity 2
Below is a list of factors that could affect a project. Imagine this is your own project and, for each factor, indicate whether you think it is internal (something you can control or manage), or if it is more likely to be external (something outside of your influence).
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is b.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is a.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is a.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is b.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is a.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is b.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is b.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is a.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is b.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is a.
a.
Internal
b.
External
The correct answer is a.
Discussion
If you got more than three or four wrong, you might want to come back to this activity and try it again later. It might be helpful to think of the words ‘Change in …’ before each term, so that you can ask yourself if this is something you could have direct influence over.
1 When to use a SWOT analysis