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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. 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






2. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service - or result






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline






10. Methods used to distribute information to team members and other stakeholders.






11. Documented direction for executing the project work to bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan.






12. Describes the processes required to ensure timely completion of the project. It includes defining activities - sequencing activities - estimating activity resources - estimating activity durations - developing the schedule - and controlling the sched






13. Modifications to the cost estimation prepared for the project






14. Meetings held to assess project status and/or progress.






15. Describes how risk management will be structured and performed on the project.






16. 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.






17. Meetings with all prospective sellers and buyers prior to submittal of a bid or proposal. Used to ensure that all prospective sellers have a clear and common understanding of the procurement - and that no bidders receive preferential treatment.






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






19. 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






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






21. Subdivision of project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components






22. Includes all those activities designed to enhance the competencies of the project team members. Training can be formal or informal.






23. Process to monitor the status of the project to update the project budget and manage changes to the cost baseline.






24. Outcome of activities performed to accomplish the project.






25. Documents the characteristics of the product - result - or service which the project is undertaken to create.






26. Charts that are used to show positions and relationships in a graphical format.






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






28. Also known as "job shadowing -" it is usually done externally by the observer viewing the user performing her job.






29. The calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal - such as the budget at completion (BAC) or the estimate at completion (EAC). It is the ratio of 'remaining work' to the 'fu






30. Repository that provides for collection - maintenance - and analysis of data gathered and used in the risk management process. Use of this database assists risk management throughout the organization and - over time - forms the basis of a risk lesson






31. Provide a structure that ensures a comprehensive process of systematically identifying risks to a consistent level of detail and contributes to the effectiveness and quality of the Identify Risks process. They include categories like technical - exte






32. 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.






33. Describes the extent to which a risk is known or understood. Measures extent of data available as well as reliability of data.






34. Terms used when the source selection decision will be based on price






35. Any modification to the contents of the project plan or the supporting details.






36. It includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - dissemination - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information.






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






38. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming item into compliance with requirements or specifications. It is a frequent cause of project overruns in most application areas.






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






40. Expectations The process of communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur. Project manager applies appropriate interpersonal skills to manage stakeholder expectations - for example - by building t






41. A requirement imposed by a governmental body and its compliance is mandatory.






42. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships - and productivity.






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






44. 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.






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






46. The policies - guidelines - or procedures that govern the recruitment of staff.






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






48. The process of determining project stakeholders' information needs and defining a communication approach.






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






50. 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.