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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. Technologies or methods to transfer information among project stakeholders.






2. Process of defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project.






3. The process of identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success.






4. Activities should have a coding structure to allow sorting and/or extractions based on different attributes assigned to the activities.






5. A structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project's scope of work is assigned to a person or team. It illustrates the connections between work pac






6. Group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain control and benefits that are not available if managed individually.






7. Describes the need - justification - requirements - and current boundaries for the project.






8. The process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements - and forecasts to stakeholders.






9. Special category of revised cost estimates to an approved cost baseline.






10. Factors that - for planning purposes - will be considered true - real or certain.






11. Forecasts of potential project schedule and cost results listing the possible completion dates or project duration and costs with their associated confidence levels.






12. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed.






13. Persons or organizations who are actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by the performance or completion of the project. They may also exert influence over the project - its deliverables - and the






14. Describes how project scope will be managed and how scope changes will be integrated into the project. It should also include an assessment of the expected stability of the project scope






15. Activities that assist in developing/enhancing the ability of team members to work together effectively and contribute to the success of the project team. It improves the people skills - technical competencies - and overall team environment and proje






16. Describes the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. It includes developing the project plan - managing the execution of the project plan - monitoring & controlling work - integrating the chang






17. An authorized time-phased budget at completion (BAC) used to measure - monitor - and control overall cost performance on the project. Developed as a summation of the approved budgets by time period and is typically displayed in the form of an S-curve






18. Involves immediate corrective or preventive action as a consequence of quality control measurements.






19. The document that sets out the format and establishes the activities and criteria for planning - structuring - and controlling the project costs. The cost management plan is contained in - or is a subsidiary plan of - the project management plan.






20. Includes the processes required to purchase or acquire products - services - or results needed from outside the project team.






21. Project team must measure itself periodically against the expectations of those outside the project.






22. The document that sets out the format and establishes the activities and criteria for planning - structuring - and controlling the project costs. The cost management plan is contained in - or is a subsidiary plan of - the project management plan.






23. Process of documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach - and identifying potential sellers.






24. Formal written notice from a person or organization responsible for contract administration - informing that the contract has been completed.






25. This compares technical accomplishments during project execution with the project management plan's schedule of technical achievement.






26. An analytical technique used to determine the basic underlying reason that causes a variance or a defect or a risk. Root cause may underlie more than one variance or defect or risk. Root cause analysis is done as part of corrective action - Helps ide






27. Describes how individual requirements meet the business need for the project.






28. This is done to take care of risks that were not identified in the risk response plan - or their impact on objectives is greater than expected.






29. Process of developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives. Includes the identification and assignment of individuals to take responsibility for each agreed-to and funded risk response.






30. It compares cost performance over time - schedule activities or work packages overrunning and under running the budget - and estimated funds needed to complete work in progress.






31. Includes the processes that help to estimate - budget - and control costs - so that the project can be completed within the approved budget.






32. The expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work break down structure component - or the project.






33. Costs allocated to the project by the performing organization as a cost of doing business (e.g. - salaries of corporate executives). Usually calculated as a percentage of direct costs.






34. Incurred for the exclusive benefit of the project (e.g. - salaries of full-time project staff).






35. Structured method to guide the project team during development of project plan. Standard forms and templates or even complicated simulations may be used.






36. Records of previous project results that can be used to identify risks.






37. Dependencies that are contractually required or those inherent in the nature of the work. Often involve physical limitations.






38. The process of approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






39. Describes the processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project. It includes developing the human resource plan - acquiring the project team - developing the project team - and managing the project team.






40. Risks that arise as a direct result of implementing a risk response.






41. A mathematical technique to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. This is performed using run charts.






42. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component - or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed.






43. Dependencies determined by the Project Management Team; involve a relationship between project activities and non-project activities (i.e. - dependencies on issues that are beyond the scope of the project). These dependencies are outside the project






44. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas - or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts which data can be addressed later in Perform qualitative and quantitative






45. Probability that a risk will occur.






46. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component - or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed.






47. Includes the processes that organize - manage - and lead the project team.






48. Considers the characteristics of those prospective staff who are available to join the project team.






49. Uses a project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into their potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Project simulation uses computer models and estimates of risk and are






50. Projects are frequently divided into better manageable components or subprojects. Subprojects are often contracted to an external enterprise or another functional unit in the performing organization.