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Comptia Project + Project Management

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






2. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.






3. Schedule activity that has a low total float.






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Assumptions are factors that - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real - or certain without proof or demonstration






10. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity






11. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)






12. 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.






13. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans






14. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)






15. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end






23. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance






24. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






25. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity






26. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






27. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






28. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project






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






30. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs






31. 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






32. 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






33. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories






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






35. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship






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






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






38. Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the projects future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance






39. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






40. 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.






41. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.






42. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project






43. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






44. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline






45. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.






46. 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






47. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






48. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed






49. 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.






50. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken