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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. Process of implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks - and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project.






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. A partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing - and presenting information and data.






6. Calculates the theoretical early start and finish dates - and late start and finish dates - for all activities without regard to any resource limitations. This is done by performing a forward and backward pass analysis through the schedule network.






7. Factors that will limit the project management team's options (e.g. - a predefined budget)






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






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






10. Factors that limit a buyer's options. E.g. - funds availability






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






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






13. An uncertain event or condition that - if it occurs - has a positive or negative effect on the project objective.






14. Specify lessons that can be learned from each and every project - even from projects which are failures. They need to be documented. Most companies prefer post-implementation meetings and case studies to document Lessons Learned






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Used to rate or score seller proposals






19. Deliverable- oriented grouping of project components that organizes and defines the total scope of the project - work not in the WBS is outside the scope of the project.






20. Documents how requirements will be analyzed - documented - and managed throughout the project






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






22. Defines the process by which the procurement can be modified. It includes paperwork - tracking systems - dispute resolution procedures - and approval levels necessary for authorizing changes.






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






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






25. Features or services that characterize a product - result - or service






26. 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






27. A subsequent phase of a project is sometimes begun prior to approval of the previous phase deliverables when the risks involved are deemed acceptable. This practice of overlapping phases is often called fast tracking






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






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. It is used to identify stakeholders that can provide information on detailed project and product requirements. It contains the following information regarding the identified stakeholders: identification information (name - designation - location - co






31. An applicable restriction that will affect the performance of the project/process.






32. The process to identify and document project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - report relationships - and create a staffing management plan.






33. Approved modifications to the project schedule that are used to manage the project






34. 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






35. Helps to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. Examines the extent to which the uncertainty of each project element affects the objective being examined when all the other uncertain elements are held at their baseline v






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






37. A collection of formal (note: not informal) documented procedures - which defines how the documentation and project deliverables will be managed - changed and approved.






38. Clarify the structure - requirements and other terms of the purchases so that mutual agreement can be reached prior to signing the contract.






39. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives.






40. Quantities to be performed for each specific category - and can be used to estimate activity durations






41. 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






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






43. Any modification to the agreed upon project scope as defined by the approved WBS






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. The process of analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements - and schedule constrains to create the project schedule






49. 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.






50. 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.