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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. Factors which - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real or certain.






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






3. 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






4. Describes the processes required to ensure that the project satisfies the needs for which it is undertaken. It includes quality planning - performing quality assurance and control.






5. Measuring - examining and testing undertaken to determine whether results conform to requirements; also called reviews - product reviews - audits - and walkthroughs






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






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






8. 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






9. A -specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives.






10. It is a tool and technique which is used to determine the information needs of the project stakeholders. This is a key component for planning the project's actual communications. It would assist in determining and limiting who will communicate with w






11. Generally used when considerations like technical approach and technical skills are paramount in source selection






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. Checklists are structured tools - usually component specific - used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed and to ensure consistency in frequently performed tasks. These can be developed based on historical information and knowledg






18. 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.






19. Structured review of the project plans and assumptions - prior project files - contracts - and other information.






20. Process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities. Sequencing can be performed by using project management software or by using manual or automated techniques.






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






22. A method of estimating a component of work. The work is decomposed into more detail. An estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work. These estimates are then aggregated into a to






23. A modification of a logical relationship that allows an acceleration of the successor activity. A negative lead is equivalent to a positive lag.






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






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






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






27. Process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller - and awarding a contract






28. 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.






29. Structured review of the procurement process originating from the Plan Procurements process through Administer Procurements process. Objective is to identify successes and failures that warrant recognition in the preparation or administration of othe






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






31. 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.






32. A management control point where the resource plans - scope - schedule and actual cost are integrated and compared to earned value for performance measurement.






33. Bring together prequalified stakeholders and subject matter experts to learn about their expectations and attitudes about a proposed product - service - or result






34. 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.






35. Process of developing a detailed description of the project and product






36. 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






37. Involves setting a fixed total price for a defined product or service to be provided.






38. 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






39. 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






40. Used to generate - classify - and prioritize product requirements. Some methods used to reach group decisions are: unanimity - majority - plurality - and dictatorship.






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. A deliverable is a unique - tangible and verifiable work/product. Each project phase is marked by the completion of one or more deliverables.






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






48. Used to identify project and product requirements; some of the techniques used are: Brainstorming - Nominal group technique - The Delphi technique - Idea/mind mapping - and Affinity diagram.






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






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