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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Float (total float - free float)






2. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed






3. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded






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






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






6. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract






16. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project






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






18. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.






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






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






21. 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






22. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service






23. 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.






24. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






25. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






26. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. ACWP






31. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






32. 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.






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






34. Analytical technique used to determine basic underlying reason that causes a variance or defect or risk






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data






41. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event






42. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value






43. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project






44. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance






45. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






46. 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






47. Uncertain event or condition that has a positive or negative effect on projects objectives






48. 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






49. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan






50. 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