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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. 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
lessons learned knowledge base
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
reserve analysis (Technique)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
2. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com
summary activity
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
collect requirements (Process)
late start date (LS)
3. Slack - 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.
standard
float
project schedule (Output/Input)
acceptance criteria
4. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
assumptions analysis (Technique)
value engineering
influence diagram (Tool)
decomposition (Technique)
5. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
assumptions analysis (Technique)
validation
requirements traceability matrix
virtual team
6. 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
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
define scope (Process)
request for quotation (RFQ)
finish to finish (FF)
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.
path convergence
lessons learned knowledge base
data date
work breakdown structure component
8. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
lead (Technique)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
scheduled finish date (SF)
project initiation
9. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits
actual cost of work performed
program management
project management team
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
10. An approved plan for a project - plus or minus approved changes. it is compared to actual performance to determine if performance is within acceptable variance thresholds. generally refers to the current baseline - but may refer to the original or so
project calendar
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
baseline
11. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
logical relationship
budget at completion (BAC)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
12. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
project management system (Tool)
grade
role
sponsor
13. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
project life cycle
change requests
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
analogous estimating (Technique)
14. 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
specification limits
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
simulation
15. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.
inspection (Technique)
start date
analogous estimating (Technique)
material
16. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project
forecast
invitation for bid (IFB)
report performance (Process)
human resource plan
17. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event
plan procurements (Process)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
workaround
buffer
18. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
role
estimate costs (Process)
common cause
material
19. 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.
backward pass
earned value (EV)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
distribute information (Process)
20. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
analogous estimating (Technique)
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
validation
monitor
21. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
schedule network analysis (Technique)
defect repair
planned value (PV)
late start date (LS)
22. Significant point or event in the project
milestone
close project or phase (Process)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
develop human resource plan (Process)
23. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
matrix organization
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
closing processes (Process Group)
resource
24. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources
output (Process)
acquire project team (Process)
estimate activity durations (Process)
request for proposal (RFP)
25. 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.
threat
s-curve
requested change(Output/Input)
secondary risk
26. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
project charter (Output/Input)
Monte Carlo analysis
buffer
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
27. Cost - time - quality - technical or resource value used as a parameter and which may be included in product specification. crossing the threshold should trigger some action.
template
threshold
BCWP
summary activity
28. 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
request for quotation (RFQ)
buyer
work breakdown structure component
work authorization
29. An artifact that is produced - is quantifiable and can be either an end item in itself or a component item
product
secondary risk
preventative action
planning package
30. Graphic display of schedule related information.
threat
earned value management (EV
Gantt chart (Tool)
monitor
31. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result
produce scope
matrix organization
technical performance measurement (Technique)
path convergence
32. 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
technique
project calendar
identify stakeholders (Process)
resource breakdown structure
33. 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.
change control
functional organization
quality
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
34. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes
project calendar
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
influence diagram (Tool)
determine budget (Process)
35. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan
stakeholder
perform integrated change control (Process)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
subproject
36. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract
develop schedule (Process)
matrix organization
project management knowledge area
conduct procurements (Process)
37. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
close project or phase (Process)
start to finish (SF)
performance measurement baseline
flowcharting (Technique)
38. 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
direct and manage project execution (Process)
risk register (Output/Input)
early start date (ES)
requirement
39. 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
technique
scope management plan(Output/Input)
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
40. Provider of products - services or results
project phase
seller
special cause
plan risk response (Process)
41. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones
conduct procurements (Process)
project schedule (Output/Input)
finish date
start date
42. Those criteria - including performance requirements and essential conditions which must be met before project deliverables are accepted
project team directory
external deliverable
acceptance criteria
opportunity
43. Someone with management authority over an organizational unit within a functional organization.
estimate (Output/Input)
assumptions
sponsor
functional manager
44. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information
lead (Technique)
execute
scope management plan(Output/Input)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
45. 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
value engineering
risk mitigation (Technique)
activity
node
46. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship
subproject
product
data date
sub network
47. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
network path
assumptions analysis (Technique)
trend analysis (Technique)
tool
48. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships and productivity
co-location (Technique)
manage project team (Process)
deliverable (Output/Input)
risk avoidance (Technique)
49. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
simulation
request for information (RFI)
define scope (Process)
schedule compression
50. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance
assumptions analysis (Technique)
to complete performance index (TCPI)
risk register (Output/Input)
performance measurement baseline