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1. It can include correspondence - memos - meeting minutes - and documents describing the project.






2. Formal written notice from a person or organization responsible for contract administration - informing that the contract has been completed.






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. The document that describes the communication needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; and who is responsible for providing each type of communica






9. Seller prepared documents that describe the seller's ability and willingness to provide the requested product.






10. 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.






11. It shortens the project schedule without changing the project scope - in order to meet schedule constraints - imposed dates - or other schedule objectives. -. This technique includes crashing and fast tracking.






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






13. A schedule compression technique in which phases or activities normally performed in sequence are performed in parallel. Fast tracking often results in rework and increased risk. Fast tracking only works if activities can be overlapped to shorten the






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables to calculate an estimate for activity parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration. An example for the cost parameter is multiplying






18. Defines the procedures by which project scope can be changed; includes paperwork - tracking systems and approval levels necessary for authorizing changes.






19. 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






20. 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 -






21. Includes the processes that help to estimate - budget - and control costs - so that the project can be completed within the approved budget.






22. 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






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






24. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables to calculate an estimate for activity parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration. An example for the cost parameter is multiplying






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






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






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






28. Outcome of activities performed to accomplish the project.






29. Process of identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.






30. Project team must measure itself periodically against the expectations of those outside the project.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. Includes the processes that organize - manage - and lead the project team.






40. 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.






41. 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






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






43. Includes the processes required to purchase or acquire products - services - or results needed from outside the project team.






44. 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.






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






46. 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






47. They possess a blend of functional and projectized characteristics. Weak matrices maintain many of the characteristics of a functional organization - and the Project Manager's role is more that of a coordinator or expediter than that of a manager. Si






48. Activities specifically taken by management and team members to help individual team members work together effectively - thereby improving team performance






49. 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.






50. List of risks includes those that pose the greatest threat or present the greatest opportunity to the project together with a measure of their impact.