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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Budgeted cost of work scheduled






2. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






3. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project






4. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity






5. 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.






6. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.






7. The process of defining and documenting stakeholder needs to meet project objectives






8. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete






9. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively






10. Graphic display of schedule related information.






11. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk






12. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






13. 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






14. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.






15. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance






16. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach






17. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result






18. The process of completing each project procurement






19. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project






20. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component






21. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget






22. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships and productivity






23. Information and data on the status of the project schedule activities being performed to accomplish the project work collected as part of the direct and manage project execute processes. Information includes: status of deliverables - implementation s






24. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






25. 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






26. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract






27. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability






28. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken






29. 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






30. 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






31. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics






32. Identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables






33. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives






34. 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






35. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






36. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers






37. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.






38. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.






39. Dependency between two project schedule activities or between project schedule activity and schedule milestone.






40. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase






41. 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






42. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits






43. 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






44. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






45. Narrative description of products - services or results






46. Hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks.






47. 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






48. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs






49. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities






50. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work






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