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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. An applicable restriction that will affect the performance of the project/process.






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






3. Documentation resulting from project activities. These files may also maintain records of other projects that are detailed enough to aid in developing cost estimates.






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






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






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






7. Project Simulation uses a model that translates the specified detailed uncertainties of the project into their potential impact on project objectives.






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






9. A structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project's scope of work is assigned to a person or team. It illustrates the connections between work pac






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






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






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






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






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






15. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments.






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






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






18. A functional organization has a hierarchy in which every employee has one clear superior. Staff members are grouped by areas of specialization. Functional organizations may still have projects - but the perceived scope of the project is defined by th






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. Modifications to the cost estimation prepared for the project






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






26. Changing the project management plan to eliminate the threat entirely.






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. Broader view of Project Cost Management - whereby other than project costs - we consider the effect of project decisions on the cost of using the project's product.






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






31. 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.






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






33. A group of documented procedure used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: a) Identify and document the system's functional and physical characteristics; b)Control any changes to such characteristics; c) Record and repo






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing common understanding of the project scope among the stakeholders






38. Describes the processes required to ensure that the project includes only the essential work required to complete the project successfully. It includes collecting the requirements - defining the scope - verifying the scope and controlling the scope o






39. A schedule network analysis technique used to determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on various logical network paths in the project schedule network - and to determine the minimum total project duration. Early start and finish dates are calc






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.






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






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






47. The expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work break down structure component - or the project.






48. Reduce the probability and/or consequence of an adverse risk event to be within acceptable threshold limits.






49. An authorized time-phased budget at completion (BAC) used to measure - monitor - and control overall cost performance on the project. Developed as a summation of the approved budgets by time period and is typically displayed in the form of an S-curve






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