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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. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project
reserve analysis (Technique)
verify scope (Process)
Monte Carlo analysis
summary activity
2. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship
subproject
path divergence
project management office (PMO)
precedence relationship
3. ACWP
perform quality control (Process)
sequence activities (Process)
forecast
actual cost of work performed
4. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
project life cycle
sub phase
virtual team
historical information
5. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity
hammock activity
to complete performance index (TCPI)
resource breakdown structure
finish to start (FS)
6. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
monitor and control risks (Process)
program management
BCWP
effort
7. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion
staffing management plan
start date
defect
Monte Carlo analysis
8. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
resource histogram
path divergence
monitor and control risks (Process)
specification
9. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning
invitation for bid (IFB)
sub network
workaround
change control
10. 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
rolling wave planning (Technique)
administer procurements (Process)
risk avoidance (Technique)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
11. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence
project management system (Tool)
conduct procurements (Process)
fast tracking (Technique)
lessons learned knowledge base
12. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
monitor
risk mitigation (Technique)
brainstorming (Technique)
13. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
quality management plan (Output/Input)
execute
flowcharting (Technique)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
14. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
sequence activities (Process)
sensitivity analysis
15. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
budget at completion (BAC)
work package
path divergence
16. 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.
start to finish (SF)
output (Process)
material
total float
17. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
planned value (PV)
validation
staffing management plan
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
18. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
staffing management plan
monitor and control project work (Process)
activity duration
preventative action
19. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
tool
scheduled start date (SS)
milestone schedule (Tool)
define scope (Process)
20. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
schedule performance index (SPI)
closing processes (Process Group)
lessons learned knowledge base
BCWP
21. A component of work performed during the course of a project
activity
product life cycle
close project or phase (Process)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
22. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
variance
late finish date (LF)
baseline
23. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date
regulation
backward pass
project phase
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
24. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
identify stakeholders (Process)
project management body of knowledge
activity list (Output/Input)
define scope (Process)
25. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services
monitor
predecessor activity
request for quotation (RFQ)
develop project management plan (Process)
26. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
early finish date (EF)
opportunity
finish to finish (FF)
plan risk management (Process)
27. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
estimate activity durations (Process)
administer procurements (Process)
estimate costs (Process)
lessons learned knowledge base
28. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship
output (Process)
acceptance criteria
direct and manage project execution (Process)
successor activity
29. 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
develop human resource plan (Process)
quality
BCWS
path convergence
30. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
inspection (Technique)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
risk category
31. 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
change control system (Tool)
Delphi technique (Technique)
s-curve
portfolio
32. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes
threat
external deliverable
monitor and control project work (Process)
special cause
33. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
variance
near critical activity
estimate activity resources (Process)
project scope
34. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
scheduled start date (SS)
portfolio management (Technique)
standard
project organization chart (Output/Input)
35. 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
develop project management plan (Process)
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
calendar unit
float
36. Reserve
buffer
result
late start date (LS)
activity
37. A subsystem of the overall project management system. it is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a p
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
acquire project team (Process)
risk acceptance (Technique)
configuration management system (Tool)
38. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
precedence relationship
specification limits
root cause analysis (Technique)
project manager
39. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
virtual team
material
human resource plan
40. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions
performing organization
actual duration
forecast
assumptions analysis (Technique)
41. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
free float
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
report performance (Process)
project management body of knowledge
42. Term used in precedence diagramming method for a logical relationship in current usage. precedence relationship - logical relationship and dependency are interchangeably used
duration (DU or DUR)
verification
tool
precedence relationship
43. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
project initiation
log
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
44. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
reserve
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
change requests
earned value (EV)
45. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished
analogous estimating (Technique)
quality management plan (Output/Input)
path divergence
lag (Technique)
46. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
contract (Output/Input)
tool
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
schedule baseline
47. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
sensitivity analysis
plan quality (Process)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
float
48. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity
log
sponsor
variance
estimate activity durations (Process)
49. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)
reserve
schedule baseline
acceptance criteria
work breakdown structure dictionary
50. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
procurement documents (Output/Input)
sequence activities (Process)
risk tolerance
float