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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. 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






2. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






13. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach






14. 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






15. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project






16. 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.






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






18. A component of work performed during the course of a project






19. 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






20. Narrative description of products - services or results






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






22. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units






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






24. Provider of products - services or results






25. 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






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






27. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.






28. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information






29. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.






30. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






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






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






33. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






34. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability






35. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds






36. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






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






38. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses






39. 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






40. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts






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






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






43. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase






44. Float (total float - free float)






45. A product - result or service generated by a process






46. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit






47. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project






48. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule






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






50. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives