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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed
objective
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
close procurements (Process)
product
2. Significant point or event in the project
milestone
threat
regulation
risk acceptance (Technique)
3. 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
backward pass
project time management (Knowledge Area)
actual cost (AC)
Delphi technique (Technique)
4. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
monitor
resource calendar
milestone
5. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
summary activity
triggers
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
risk category
6. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories
risk category
project management team
risk register (Output/Input)
backward pass
7. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development
requested change(Output/Input)
portfolio
project scope
voice of the customer
8. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.
functional manager
project team directory
subproject
close procurements (Process)
9. A component of work performed during the course of a project
activity
project management system (Tool)
technique
work authorization system (Tool)
10. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed
plan procurements (Process)
schedule model (Tool)
risk category
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
11. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project
predecessor activity
schedule model (Tool)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
calendar unit
12. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
variance
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
historical information
13. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports
activity code
monitor and control project work (Process)
project life cycle
scope change
14. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
work performance information
code of accounts (Tool)
slack
15. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.
executing processes (Process Group)
quality management plan (Output/Input)
sub network
preventative action
16. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
virtual team
predecessor activity
pareto chart (Tool)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
17. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
develop schedule (Process)
residual risk
resource histogram
project management system (Tool)
18. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
BCWS
planning package
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
matrix organization
19. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th
trend analysis (Technique)
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
invitation for bid (IFB)
sub network
20. 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
budget at completion (BAC)
risk category
work breakdown structure dictionary
rolling wave planning (Technique)
21. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient
sequence activities (Process)
decomposition (Technique)
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
to complete performance index (TCPI)
22. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases
objective
float
project management process group
practice
23. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.
work breakdown structure dictionary
plan communications (Process)
risk category
pareto chart (Tool)
24. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
specification limits
project time management (Knowledge Area)
scope creep
expert judgment (Technique)
25. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines
close project or phase (Process)
change control
Delphi technique (Technique)
log
26. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics
identify risks (Process)
work authorization
material
change control
27. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
work authorization
role
risk management plan (Output/Input)
tool
28. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
schedule network analysis (Technique)
request for quotation (RFQ)
develop project charter (Process)
start date
29. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
planned value (PV)
change control
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
output (Process)
30. Float (total float - free float)
configuration management system (Tool)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
three point estimate (Technique)
slack
31. Members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities
project team directory
project management team
project management process group
manage project team (Process)
32. 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)
technique
requirements traceability matrix
finish to finish (FF)
33. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.
residual risk
logical relationship
schedule baseline
Monte Carlo simulation
34. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram
direct and manage project execution (Process)
schedule compression
network logic
effort
35. Provider of products - services or results
develop project management plan (Process)
seller
master schedule (Tool)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
36. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
network path
path divergence
risk tolerance
37. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component
brainstorming (Technique)
human resource plan
conduct procurements (Process)
percent complete
38. 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.
expert judgment (Technique)
project management body of knowledge
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
determine budget (Process)
39. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
verify scope (Process)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
40. Risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response
secondary risk
result
administer procurements (Process)
scheduled start date (SS)
41. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
co-location (Technique)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
actual cost of work performed
develop project team (Process)
42. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity
schedule compression
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
work breakdown structure component
log
43. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
monitor and control risks (Process)
risk mitigation (Technique)
functional organization
specification limits
44. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
report performance (Process)
sub phase
variance
45. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.
calendar unit
scope change
planning package
project manager
46. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
project charter (Output/Input)
hammock activity
constraint (Input)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
47. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
change control board (CCB)
risk acceptance (Technique)
specification
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
48. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
early start date (ES)
actual duration
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
work breakdown structure dictionary
49. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
actual duration
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
technique
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
50. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
sub phase
risk
project initiation