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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Graphic display of schedule related information.






2. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






3. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines






4. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project






5. 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






6. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service






7. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used






8. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques






9. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes






10. 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






11. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity maybe completed based upon schedule network logic - the completion date and any constraints assigned to the schedule activities without violating a schedule constraint or delaying the project






12. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed






13. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria






14. 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






15. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.






16. Subdivision of a phase






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






18. ACWP






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






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






21. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met






22. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.






23. 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.






24. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






25. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.






26. A component of work performed during the course of a project






27. 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






28. A collection of formal documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation will be controlled - changed and approved. in most application areas - the change control system is a subset of the configuration management system






29. 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






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






31. Budgeted cost of work scheduled






32. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






33. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






34. 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






35. Reserve






36. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






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






38. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project






39. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance






40. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions






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






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






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






44. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule






45. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully






46. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.






47. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives






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






49. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints






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