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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. 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






2. The conclusion of a project phase is marked by a review of both key deliverables and project performance till date to determine if the project should continue into its next phase and detect and correct errors cost-effectively. These phase end reviews






3. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measure of scale such as size - weight - and complexity - from a previous - similar activity as the basis for estimating the same parameter o






4. Integrates scope - cost (or resource) - and schedule measures to help the project management team assess project performance.






5. In a projectized organization - most of the organization's resources are involved in project work - and Project Managers have a great deal of independence and authority.






6. Process of changing the schedule baseline. It is done when schedule delays are very severe - and the project schedule has to be completely changed.






7. Process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline.






8. Process of defining and documenting stakeholders' needs to meet the project objectives






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






10. Includes identified risks - risk owners - results of Perform qualitative risk analysis process - agreed upon response strategies - etc.






11. Involves procedures required to close a contract as specified in the prescribed procedures for close procurements. Includes product verification and administrative closure.






12. This involves calculating the theoretical early and late start and finish dates for all project activities without regard to any resource pool restrictions.






13. A documented list of project team members - their project roles - and communication information.






14. Process of redefining the cost performance/schedule/performance measurement/technical baseline. If cost variances are severe - re-baselining is needed to provide a realistic measure of performance.






15. A method of obtaining early feedback on requirements by providing a working model of the expected product before actually building it.






16. Complete set of indexed contract documentation - including the closed contract - that is prepared for inclusion with the final project files






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






18. Effect on project objectives if the risk event occurs.






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






20. Application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.






21. A technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic - and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates.






22. A hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units.






23. Schematic displays of the logical relationships (dependencies) among the project schedule activities; always drawn from left to right to reflect project work chronology






24. Describes the procurement item in sufficient detail to allow prospective sellers to determine if they are capable of providing the products - services - or results.






25. Descriptions of which resources will be available at what times and in what patterns necessary for schedule development






26. Mutually binding legal agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified products - services - or results - and obligates the buyer to compensate the seller.






27. 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.






28. Describes how the procurement processes (from developing procurement documentation through contract closure) will be managed






29. 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






30. 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






31. Process of redefining the cost performance/schedule/performance measurement/technical baseline. If cost variances are severe - re-baselining is needed to provide a realistic measure of performance.






32. The process in which the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages are aggregated to establish an authorized cost baseline.






33. The process to develop an approximation (estimate) of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities.






34. Charts/ Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed. Such expertise may be provided by any group or person with specialized education -






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






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






37. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics.






38. Allows for probabilistic treatment of both network logic and activity duration estimates






39. Risks that remain after planned responses have been implemented - as well as those that have been deliberately accepted.






40. The total amount of time that a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start without delaying the project finish date - or violating a schedule constraint. Calculated using the critical path method technique and determining the difference be






41. Technologies or methods to transfer information among project stakeholders.






42. The process of making relevant information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner - as planned. Performed throughout the entire project life cycle and in all management processes.






43. Risk Audits examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks and their root causes - as well as the effectiveness of the risk management process.






44. Policies - guidelines and procedures that can help the project management team with various aspects of organizational planning.






45. Describes the processes concerned with identifying - analyzing - and responding to project risk. It includes planning risk management - identifying risks - performing qualitative risk analysis - performing quantitative risk analysis - planning risk r






46. Used to solicit proposals from prospective sellers






47. A formal or informal approach to obtain information from stakeholders by talking to them directly






48. The planned dates to perform schedule activities and the planned dates for meeting schedule milestones. Includes planned start and finish dates for the project's activities - milestones - work packages - planning packages - and control accounts. This






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






50. Technique that explores the validity of assumptions basing on which every identified project risk is conceived and developed. It identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - instability - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions.