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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. 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






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






3. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






4. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules






5. 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






6. 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






7. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information






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






9. 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






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






11. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools






12. 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






13. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.






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






15. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.






16. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success






17. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.






18. 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






19. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it






20. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities






21. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






22. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






23. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status






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






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






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






27. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications






32. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline






33. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat






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






35. 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






36. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases






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






38. ACWP






39. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.






45. Developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives






46. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.






47. 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






48. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






49. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.






50. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.