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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. 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






2. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors






3. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval






4. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity at that summary level. same as summary activity.






5. Collection of logically related project activities - usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. project phase is a component of the project life cycle






6. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone






7. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan






8. The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements






9. Total number of work periods required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component.






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






11. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.






12. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services






13. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. Identifying early and late start dates as well as early and late finish dates for the uncompleted portions of project schedule activities






19. 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






20. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)






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






22. 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






23. 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.






24. Members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities






25. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved






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






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






28. Narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints and a description of work that provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing a co






29. 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






30. Processes that organize and manage the project team






31. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






32. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






33. 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






34. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






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






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






37. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables






38. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






39. The process of managing procurement relationships - monitoring contract performance - and making changes and corrections as needed






40. Graphic display of schedule related information.






41. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones






42. 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






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






44. The smallest unit of time used in scheduling a project. calendar units are generally in hours - days - or weeks - but can also be in quarters years - months - shifts - or even minutes






45. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






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






47. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed






48. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management






49. 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






50. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals