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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
projectized organization
time and material contract (T&M)
performance measurement baseline
2. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.
secondary risk
planning package
approved change request (Output/Input)
free float
3. The area on either side of the centerline - or mean - of data plotted on a control chart that meets the customer's requirements for a product or service.
specification limits
template
activity
schedule model (Tool)
4. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service
performance reports (Output/Input)
define activities (Process)
specification
initiating processes (Process Group)
5. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
identify stakeholders (Process)
virtual team
reserve analysis (Technique)
sponsor
6. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
planned value (PV)
project management office (PMO)
scope change
sub phase
7. Uncertain event or condition that has a positive or negative effect on projects objectives
summary activity
actual cost of work performed
risk
risk mitigation (Technique)
8. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
precedence relationship
special cause
direct and manage project execution (Process)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
9. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline
methodology
risk avoidance (Technique)
program
conduct procurements (Process)
10. 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
resource histogram
procurement documents (Output/Input)
virtual team
actual cost (AC)
11. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
develop project management plan (Process)
monitor and control risks (Process)
precedence relationship
staffing management plan
12. 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
acquire project team (Process)
collect requirements (Process)
produce scope
lag (Technique)
13. Management methodology for integrating scope - schedule and resources and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed (earned value) and comparing it to the ac
earned value management (EV
early start date (ES)
precedence relationship
scheduled finish date (SF)
14. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.
program
start date
budget
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
15. 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
configuration management system (Tool)
effort
projectized organization
human resource plan
16. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables
planned value (PV)
change requests
claim
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
17. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
validation
sub phase
projectized organization
late finish date (LF)
18. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
project calendar
regulation
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
monitor
19. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented
subproject
earned value management (EV
start to finish (SF)
residual risk
20. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project
plan risk response (Process)
start date
scheduled start date (SS)
human resource plan
21. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity
regulation
log
application area
to complete performance index (TCPI)
22. 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
schedule model (Tool)
change control system (Tool)
project initiation
request for proposal (RFP)
23. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
budget
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
actual duration
tool
24. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
scope management plan(Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
25. Risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response
project team directory
special cause
secondary risk
threat
26. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity
estimate activity durations (Process)
estimate activity resources (Process)
earned value (EV)
plan risk response (Process)
27. Term used in precedence diagramming method for a logical relationship in current usage. precedence relationship - logical relationship and dependency are interchangeably used
precedence relationship
administer procurements (Process)
work breakdown structure dictionary
project manager
28. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
plan risk response (Process)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
develop project charter (Process)
29. Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the projects future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance
perform integrated change control (Process)
schedule baseline
forecast
milestone
30. Budgeted cost of work performed
project life cycle
project management body of knowledge
stakeholder
BCWP
31. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
schedule network analysis (Technique)
activity duration
program management
budget at completion (BAC)
32. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.
invitation for bid (IFB)
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
develop human resource plan (Process)
threshold
33. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.
fast tracking (Technique)
actual cost of work performed
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
verification
34. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
project schedule (Output/Input)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
identify risks (Process)
35. Cost - time - quality - technical or resource value used as a parameter and which may be included in product specification. crossing the threshold should trigger some action.
preventative action
threshold
change control
acquire project team (Process)
36. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project
activity list (Output/Input)
resource histogram
stakeholder
percent complete
37. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project
triggers
identify risks (Process)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
matrix organization
38. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
risk management plan (Output/Input)
code of accounts (Tool)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
common cause
39. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me
subproject
project management plan (Output/Input)
analogous estimating (Technique)
float
40. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active
monitor
project management body of knowledge
resource calendar
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
41. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
risk mitigation (Technique)
scheduled start date (SS)
activity
performance measurement baseline
42. The document that describes the communications needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; wan who is responsible for providing each type of communic
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
triggers
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
43. 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
functional organization
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
approved change request (Output/Input)
closing processes (Process Group)
44. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
finish date
projectized organization
influence diagram (Tool)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
45. Reserve
buffer
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
template
resource histogram
46. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
requirements traceability matrix
develop schedule (Process)
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
lessons learned knowledge base
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
opportunity
plan communications (Process)
standard
Monte Carlo analysis
48. 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.
constraint (Input)
s-curve
activity code
work breakdown structure dictionary
49. 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
lessons learned(Output/Input)
decomposition (Technique)
risk avoidance (Technique)
material
50. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
project management
develop project charter (Process)
finish to finish (FF)
milestone schedule (Tool)