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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. 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.






2. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle






3. 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.






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






6. 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






7. Estimating or predicting future project status and progress based on knowledge and information available at the time of forecasting.






8. Diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives.






9. A formal procedure for authorizing project work to ensure that work is done by the identified organization at the right time and in proper sequence.






10. 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.






11. The work that must be done to deliver a product with the specified features and functions






12. Involves payments (cost reimbursements) to the seller for all legitimate actual costs incurred for completed work - plus a fee representing seller profit






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Processes and procedures developed for the closing or canceling of projects.






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






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






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






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






22. Factors which - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real or certain.






23. Describes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - dissemination and ultimate disposition of project information. It includes identifying stakeholders - planning communication - distributing information - mana






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






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






26. Describes the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside the project team. It includes planning procurements - conducting procurements - administering procurements - and closing procurements.






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. Process of managing procurement relationships - monitoring contract performance - ad making changes and corrections as needed.






33. Focused sessions that bring key cross-functional stakeholders together to define product requirements






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. 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 - knowledg






40. Predefined approaches to risk analysis and response in some organizations that have to be tailored to a particular project.






41. A subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - used to illustrate or study some potential or proposed schedule condition - such as changes in preferential schedule logic or project scope.






42. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure.






43. 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.






44. A schedule compression technique in which cost and schedule tradeoffs are analyzed to determine how to obtain the greatest amount of compression for the least incremental cost. Crashing only works for activities where additional resources will shorte






45. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) includes four types of dependencies or relationships between activities: 1. Finish to Start; 2. Finish to Finish; 3. Start to Finish; 4. Start to Start






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






47. 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






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






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






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