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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity
master schedule (Tool)
deliverable (Output/Input)
path convergence
risk register (Output/Input)
2. Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
total float
project life cycle
estimate (Output/Input)
successor activity
3. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
duration (DU or DUR)
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
expert judgment (Technique)
risk register (Output/Input)
4. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
Monte Carlo simulation
acquire project team (Process)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
percent complete
5. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
project manager
resource
project initiation
opportunity
6. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.
simulation
earned value (EV)
technical performance measurement (Technique)
change control board (CCB)
7. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
develop project charter (Process)
expert judgment (Technique)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
activity code
8. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
authority
start date
project manager
project
9. An approved plan for a project - plus or minus approved changes. it is compared to actual performance to determine if performance is within acceptable variance thresholds. generally refers to the current baseline - but may refer to the original or so
performing organization
start to start (SS)
baseline
project management body of knowledge
10. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.
deliverable (Output/Input)
project management team
functional manager
code of accounts (Tool)
11. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach
earned value (EV)
plan communications (Process)
project management system (Tool)
common cause
12. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
risk tolerance
resource histogram
define activities (Process)
scheduled finish date (SF)
13. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.
planning package
develop human resource plan (Process)
project management
portfolio management (Technique)
14. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance
report performance (Process)
actual duration
plan quality (Process)
scheduled start date (SS)
15. Graphic display of schedule related information.
project team directory
start to start (SS)
Gantt chart (Tool)
resource breakdown structure
16. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process
requested change(Output/Input)
schedule network analysis (Technique)
workaround
seller
17. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services
request for quotation (RFQ)
plan risk response (Process)
parametric estimating (Technique)
earned value (EV)
18. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
develop project team (Process)
specification limits
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
risk category
19. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
triggers
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
path divergence
BCWS
20. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com
subproject
functional organization
define activities (Process)
late start date (LS)
21. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence
request for proposal (RFP)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
expert judgment (Technique)
work authorization
22. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
scope
flowcharting (Technique)
resource breakdown structure
material
23. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
validation
plan risk response (Process)
root cause analysis (Technique)
report performance (Process)
24. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team
risk acceptance (Technique)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
imposed date
25. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
variance analysis (Technique)
result
deliverable (Output/Input)
determine budget (Process)
26. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status
virtual team
performance reports (Output/Input)
close procurements (Process)
seller
27. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.
result
sequence activities (Process)
approved change request (Output/Input)
special cause
28. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits
practice
program management
external deliverable
project
29. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.
virtual team
value engineering
defect
material
30. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
early finish date (EF)
sequence activities (Process)
reserve analysis (Technique)
31. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk
percent complete
planned value (PV)
imposed date
root cause analysis (Technique)
32. Project schedule network diagram drawn in such a way that the position and length of the schedule activity represents its duration. bar chart that includes schedule network logic
produce scope
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
buffer
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
33. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break
scope
project calendar
voice of the customer
rolling wave planning (Technique)
34. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions
scope creep
assumptions analysis (Technique)
schedule compression
rework
35. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
s-curve
monitor
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
work package
36. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
define scope (Process)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
finish to finish (FF)
calendar unit
37. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
activity duration
resource calendar
start to finish (SF)
request for quotation (RFQ)
38. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel
sub network
defect
Delphi technique (Technique)
risk register (Output/Input)
39. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization
project organization chart (Output/Input)
buyer
statement of work (SOW)
plan communications (Process)
40. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
workaround
activity attributes (Output/Input)
requirement
41. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
total float
predecessor activity
simulation
staffing management plan
42. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
activity attributes (Output/Input)
historical information
trend analysis (Technique)
material
43. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.
assumptions analysis (Technique)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
time and material contract (T&M)
closing processes (Process Group)
44. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)
summary activity
executing processes (Process Group)
influence diagram (Tool)
change requests
45. Reserve
work performance information
buffer
project management
project management team
46. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
log
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
technical performance measurement (Technique)
collect requirements (Process)
47. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities
earned value (EV)
claim
project charter (Output/Input)
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
48. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria
backward pass
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
finish to start (FS)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
49. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram
network logic
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
stakeholder
50. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work
activity identifier
collect requirements (Process)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
project quality management (Knowledge Area)