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Comptia Project + Project Management

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






2. Common way to determine whether a risk is considered low - moderate - or high by combining the two dimensions of a risk: its probability of occurrence and its impact on objectives if it occurs






3. 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






4. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient






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






6. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.






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






8. Making relevant information available to project stakeholders






9. System of practices - techniques - procedures and rules used by those who work in a discipline






10. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






11. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan






12. 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






13. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.






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






22. 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






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






24. Significant point or event in the project






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






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






27. 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






28. Document containing the results of the qualitative risk analysis - quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning. details all identified risks including description - category - cause - probability of occurring - impact on objectives - propos






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully






36. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives






37. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






38. Calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle






39. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.






40. Identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance






41. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning






42. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand






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






44. 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






45. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






46. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active






47. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project






48. 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.






49. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.






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