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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Instructions:
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. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining
to complete performance index (TCPI)
co-location (Technique)
forecast
application area
2. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
work package
request for information (RFI)
perform quality control (Process)
scope baseline
3. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones
planning package
master schedule (Tool)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
stakeholder
4. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone
milestone schedule (Tool)
projectized organization
request for quotation (RFQ)
sub phase
5. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
data date
workaround
6. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities
statement of work (SOW)
three point estimate (Technique)
forward pass
schedule compression
7. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
finish date
identify risks (Process)
scheduled start date (SS)
8. Processes concerned with conducting risk management planning - identification - analysis - responses and monitoring and control on a project
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
seller
resource histogram
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
9. 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
acceptance criteria
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
baseline
risk
10. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
scope creep
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
performance reports (Output/Input)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
11. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used
product life cycle
perform quality assurance (Process)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
develop project team (Process)
12. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
simulation
budget at completion (BAC)
special cause
data date
13. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule
to complete performance index (TCPI)
develop schedule (Process)
baseline
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
14. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
grade
change requests
lessons learned knowledge base
perform quality control (Process)
15. A product - result or service generated by a process
risk management plan (Output/Input)
scheduled finish date (SF)
output (Process)
value engineering
16. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance
early start date (ES)
monitor
baseline
develop project team (Process)
17. Budgeted cost of work scheduled
project life cycle
BCWS
risk category
scheduled start date (SS)
18. A short unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate that project activity from other project activities. typically unique within any one project schedule network diagram
node
activity identifier
deliverable (Output/Input)
program
19. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses
schedule model (Tool)
threat
procurement documents (Output/Input)
identify risks (Process)
20. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives
role
threshold
network logic
direct and manage project execution (Process)
21. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans
role
determine budget (Process)
develop project management plan (Process)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
22. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
earned value management (EV
threshold
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
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.
virtual team
work breakdown structure dictionary
change control system (Tool)
statement of work (SOW)
24. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
manage project team (Process)
scheduled finish date (SF)
hammock activity
assumptions analysis (Technique)
25. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
analogous estimating (Technique)
template
threat
project scope
26. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics
identify risks (Process)
finish to finish (FF)
risk
trend analysis (Technique)
27. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
product life cycle
project scope
time and material contract (T&M)
28. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract
statement of work (SOW)
conduct procurements (Process)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
validation
29. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity
path divergence
develop project charter (Process)
Gantt chart (Tool)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
30. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
work breakdown structure dictionary
root cause analysis (Technique)
rework
portfolio
31. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
schedule performance index (SPI)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
scheduled start date (SS)
activity list (Output/Input)
32. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship
objective
Delphi technique (Technique)
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
successor activity
33. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
assumptions
projectized organization
standard
project management knowledge area
34. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
inspection (Technique)
manage project team (Process)
defect repair
develop project management plan (Process)
35. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
schedule model (Tool)
node
schedule performance index (SPI)
36. Graphic display of schedule related information.
activity duration
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
forward pass
Gantt chart (Tool)
37. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives
late finish date (LF)
executing processes (Process Group)
identify stakeholders (Process)
actual cost of work performed
38. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.
result
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
slack
practice
39. 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. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
co-location (Technique)
opportunity
change control board (CCB)
40. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
define scope (Process)
statement of work (SOW)
flowcharting (Technique)
41. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
lead (Technique)
three point estimate (Technique)
float
42. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
quality management plan (Output/Input)
develop project charter (Process)
scope baseline
43. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
variance analysis (Technique)
standard
project initiation
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
44. 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
program management
BCWS
percent complete
Delphi technique (Technique)
45. Budgeted cost of work performed
develop project charter (Process)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
work authorization system (Tool)
BCWP
46. 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
project charter (Output/Input)
resource
requested change(Output/Input)
work performance information
47. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
estimate costs (Process)
finish to finish (FF)
threat
executing processes (Process Group)
48. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.
functional manager
risk mitigation (Technique)
configuration management system (Tool)
claim
49. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented
performance measurement baseline
residual risk
tool
define scope (Process)
50. 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
grade
reserve
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
code of accounts (Tool)