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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. 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
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
early start date (ES)
budget at completion (BAC)
2. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project
budget at completion (BAC)
expert judgment (Technique)
late finish date (LF)
portfolio
3. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.
change requests
project management plan (Output/Input)
work authorization system (Tool)
portfolio
4. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
project
direct and manage project execution (Process)
scope
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
5. The date up to or through which the project's reporting system has provided actual status and accomplishments. also called as-of date and time-now date.
closing processes (Process Group)
data date
human resource plan
define activities (Process)
6. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
finish to finish (FF)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
Monte Carlo analysis
close project or phase (Process)
7. Identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables
scope change
define activities (Process)
conduct procurements (Process)
distribute information (Process)
8. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.
perform integrated change control (Process)
sequence activities (Process)
lessons learned knowledge base
finish date
9. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure
request for proposal (RFP)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
code of accounts (Tool)
budget
10. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
finish to finish (FF)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
technical performance measurement (Technique)
11. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
project management
node
claim
resource breakdown structure
12. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives
risk management plan (Output/Input)
work breakdown structure component
perform quality assurance (Process)
schedule baseline
13. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence
start date
influence diagram (Tool)
project management plan (Output/Input)
fast tracking (Technique)
14. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity
trend analysis (Technique)
start to start (SS)
methodology
node
15. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity
budget at completion (BAC)
functional manager
finish to start (FS)
preventative action
16. Modification that allows an acceleration of the successor activity.
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
lead (Technique)
finish to start (FS)
three point estimate (Technique)
17. 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
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
project time management (Knowledge Area)
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
project management system (Tool)
18. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
schedule baseline
rolling wave planning (Technique)
precedence relationship
resource leveling (Technique)
19. 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
activity
distribute information (Process)
sensitivity analysis
lessons learned(Output/Input)
20. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
hammock activity
percent complete
projectized organization
rolling wave planning (Technique)
21. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
slack
project management
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
22. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
monitor
manage project team (Process)
plan risk response (Process)
validation
23. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule
residual risk
pareto chart (Tool)
influence diagram (Tool)
develop schedule (Process)
24. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.
start date
time and material contract (T&M)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
s-curve
25. Total number of work periods required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component.
grade
duration (DU or DUR)
perform quality assurance (Process)
identify stakeholders (Process)
26. Subdivision of a phase
Delphi technique (Technique)
sub phase
defect
procurement documents (Output/Input)
27. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector
application area
project management plan (Output/Input)
analogous estimating (Technique)
start date
28. Uncertain event or condition that has a positive or negative effect on projects objectives
claim
projectized organization
risk
project management office (PMO)
29. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
project management office (PMO)
lessons learned knowledge base
template
scope change
30. 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.
imposed date
constraint (Input)
risk category
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
31. 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
brainstorming (Technique)
opportunity
quality
hammock activity
32. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk
seller
activity code
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
root cause analysis (Technique)
33. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
network path
code of accounts (Tool)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
execute
34. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
project management office (PMO)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
product life cycle
35. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
activity
resource histogram
defect repair
project management body of knowledge
36. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause
common cause
template
master schedule (Tool)
assumptions
37. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project
project organization chart (Output/Input)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
sequence activities (Process)
scope change
38. ACWP
actual cost of work performed
sponsor
effort
defect repair
39. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
virtual team
triggers
scope baseline
Monte Carlo simulation
40. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
acquire project team (Process)
specification limits
perform quality assurance (Process)
output (Process)
41. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.
result
triggers
deliverable (Output/Input)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
42. 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 tolerance
project management body of knowledge
near critical activity
43. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component
specification limits
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
specification
percent complete
44. 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)
project management process group
project management team
assumptions
45. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.
program
preventative action
Monte Carlo analysis
technical performance measurement (Technique)
46. Calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle
conduct procurements (Process)
define activities (Process)
project calendar
request for quotation (RFQ)
47. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
sub network
expected monetary value (EMV)
near critical activity
48. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
verify scope (Process)
work authorization system (Tool)
invitation for bid (IFB)
change control
49. 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
work breakdown structure dictionary
project manager
project scope statement (Output/Input)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
50. 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
finish to start (FS)
configuration management system (Tool)
portfolio
human resource plan