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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
request for information (RFI)
backward pass
change control board (CCB)
milestone schedule (Tool)
2. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule
project time management (Knowledge Area)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
budget at completion (BAC)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
3. 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
seller
deliverable (Output/Input)
collect requirements (Process)
variance analysis (Technique)
4. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project
requirements traceability matrix
perform integrated change control (Process)
verify scope (Process)
human resource plan
5. Processes concerned with conducting risk management planning - identification - analysis - responses and monitoring and control on a project
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
approved change request (Output/Input)
expert judgment (Technique)
6. 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
specification
earned value management (EV
hammock activity
role
7. The date up to or through which the project's reporting system has provided actual status and accomplishments. also called as-of date and time-now date.
sub network
data date
quality management plan (Output/Input)
calendar unit
8. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
acceptance criteria
Gantt chart (Tool)
planned value (PV)
predecessor activity
9. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished
lag (Technique)
activity
resource calendar
slack
10. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
threat
portfolio
deliverable (Output/Input)
voice of the customer
11. Risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented
hammock activity
Monte Carlo simulation
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
residual risk
12. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
expert judgment (Technique)
work package
constraint (Input)
earned value (EV)
13. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
inspection (Technique)
s-curve
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
14. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence
project management body of knowledge
fast tracking (Technique)
precedence relationship
human resource plan
15. 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
project charter (Output/Input)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
objective
project calendar
16. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
start date
work package
plan risk management (Process)
estimate costs (Process)
17. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
resource leveling (Technique)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
network logic
master schedule (Tool)
18. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project
plan risk management (Process)
report performance (Process)
change control system (Tool)
human resource plan
19. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.
sensitivity analysis
estimate (Output/Input)
fast tracking (Technique)
develop human resource plan (Process)
20. Graphic display of schedule related information.
Gantt chart (Tool)
quality
product
portfolio management (Technique)
21. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
perform integrated change control (Process)
specification
expert judgment (Technique)
near critical activity
22. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
Gantt chart (Tool)
sub network
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
scheduled finish date (SF)
23. Auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used
approved change request (Output/Input)
sensitivity analysis
identify risks (Process)
perform quality assurance (Process)
24. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram
risk
network path
code of accounts (Tool)
project calendar
25. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope
backward pass
schedule compression
performance measurement baseline
objective
26. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
plan risk response (Process)
near critical activity
project management system (Tool)
data date
27. Assumptions are factors that - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real - or certain without proof or demonstration
duration (DU or DUR)
assumptions
tool
quality
28. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
project management system (Tool)
scope change
role
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
29. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning
rework
total float
invitation for bid (IFB)
template
30. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause
practice
authority
Delphi technique (Technique)
pareto chart (Tool)
31. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
project management team
opportunity
decomposition (Technique)
projectized organization
32. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
scope creep
project scope statement (Output/Input)
activity duration
work performance information
33. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.
performing organization
product life cycle
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
authority
34. 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
scope change
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
three point estimate (Technique)
product life cycle
35. Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
total float
time and material contract (T&M)
early finish date (EF)
scope creep
36. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources
reserve
buffer
output (Process)
estimate activity durations (Process)
37. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.
project charter (Output/Input)
distribute information (Process)
work performance information
technical performance measurement (Technique)
38. 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
project calendar
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
project
code of accounts (Tool)
39. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process
forward pass
requested change(Output/Input)
collect requirements (Process)
execute
40. 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
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
baseline
reserve analysis (Technique)
fast tracking (Technique)
41. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan
monitor and control project work (Process)
Monte Carlo simulation
develop human resource plan (Process)
budget at completion (BAC)
42. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
triggers
change requests
logical relationship
sponsor
43. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
template
identify stakeholders (Process)
44. 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
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
late finish date (LF)
resource breakdown structure
initiating processes (Process Group)
45. 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
statement of work (SOW)
milestone schedule (Tool)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
46. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
expert judgment (Technique)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
claim
47. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
scope creep
close project or phase (Process)
risk register (Output/Input)
identify risks (Process)
48. 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
decision tree analysis (Technique)
start to start (SS)
project team directory
produce scope
49. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
Monte Carlo analysis
historical information
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
50. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
plan procurements (Process)
project management plan (Output/Input)
monitor