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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response






2. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle






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






4. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






5. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project






6. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r






7. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups






8. Graphic display of schedule related information.






9. 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






10. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram






11. 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






12. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






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






14. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.






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






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






17. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu






18. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance






19. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component






20. 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






21. 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






22. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






23. Method of resolving the total variance in the set of scope - cost - and schedule variables into specific component variances that are associated with defined factors affecting scope - cost and schedule variables






24. Defined function to be performed by a project team member






25. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.






26. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.






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






28. Something toward which work is to be directed - a strategic position to be attained - or a purpose to be achieved - a result to be obtained - a product to produced or a service to be performed






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






30. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project






31. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments






32. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.






33. 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






34. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship






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






36. Narrative description of products - services or results






37. Any of all process related assets - from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project's success. these process assets include formal or informal plans - policies - procedures and guidelines.






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






39. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date






40. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects






41. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process






42. Project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into the potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Monte Carlo Analysis






43. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule






50. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity