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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. 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






2. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






7. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance






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






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






10. 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






11. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed






12. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups






13. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






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






15. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






16. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.






17. Examining or measuring to verify whether an activity - component - product - result of service conforms to specified requirements.






18. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes






19. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.






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






21. 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






22. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component






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






24. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information






25. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively






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






27. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives






28. 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






29. 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






30. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables






31. 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






32. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process - phase or project.






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Provider of products - services or results






38. 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






39. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase






40. 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






41. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives






42. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team






43. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports






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. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






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






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






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






49. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.






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