What are EEFs?
EEFs, which stands for Enterprise Environmental Factors, are similar to Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) (learn more click here) in project management in that they provide the background in planning the project. Unlike OPAs, EEFs are generally outside the control of the project manager and project team. Examples of EEFs that are external to the organization include governmental rules and regulations that apply to the operating organization.
EEFs serve as inputs to numerous planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling processes. They are generally characterized as anything that a project manager should know about how the organization does business.
Internal EEFs include Organizational:
Structure
Culture
Systems
Geographic locations
EEFs related to Project Management may include:
Resource Management System
Procurement System
Quality Management System
Other examples of EEFs within an organization that may impact a project are:
People: including their skill set and the organizational culture of the company
Market: including how well the company is performing in the current market
Databases: including where the company's and its customer's data is stored
Standards: including global and governmental standards
Risk Tolerance: including the project manager's risk tolerance and the risk tolerance of the organization
EEFs do not consist of a single document but rather are a combination of factors that define the enterprises' environment.
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