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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. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units
start to start (SS)
result
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
schedule baseline
2. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
practice
template
performance reports (Output/Input)
3. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
scope management plan(Output/Input)
defect repair
resource histogram
output (Process)
4. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract
distribute information (Process)
specification limits
risk management plan (Output/Input)
conduct procurements (Process)
5. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
backward pass
initiating processes (Process Group)
grade
6. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
buffer
define scope (Process)
lead (Technique)
activity list (Output/Input)
7. 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.
inspection (Technique)
total float
planned value (PV)
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
8. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
output (Process)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
perform quality control (Process)
duration (DU or DUR)
9. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component
activity
assumptions
percent complete
assumptions analysis (Technique)
10. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes
verification
program
perform quality control (Process)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
11. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
work authorization system (Tool)
code of accounts (Tool)
grade
residual risk
12. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget
resource calendar
parametric estimating (Technique)
result
schedule compression
13. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
forecast
effort
threat
14. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.
predecessor activity
start date
stakeholder
assumptions analysis (Technique)
15. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities
forward pass
acquire project team (Process)
inspection (Technique)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
16. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives
report performance (Process)
projectized organization
sequence activities (Process)
portfolio
17. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals
request for proposal (RFP)
authority
estimate activity durations (Process)
activity
18. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
scheduled finish date (SF)
early start date (ES)
develop human resource plan (Process)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
19. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits
program management
budget
project organization chart (Output/Input)
rolling wave planning (Technique)
20. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope
schedule compression
defect
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
common cause
21. 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
activity attributes (Output/Input)
activity
risk mitigation (Technique)
start date
22. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
BCWP
value engineering
variance
actual duration
23. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts
approved change request (Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
brainstorming (Technique)
24. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
early start date (ES)
schedule model (Tool)
finish to finish (FF)
material
25. Narrative description of products - services or results
root cause analysis (Technique)
verification
project life cycle
statement of work (SOW)
26. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques
change control
scheduled finish date (SF)
finish to finish (FF)
project management knowledge area
27. Narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints and a description of work that provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing a co
slack
project scope statement (Output/Input)
executing processes (Process Group)
planning package
28. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.
schedule performance index (SPI)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
node
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
29. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
stakeholder
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
estimate costs (Process)
30. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.
virtual team
product life cycle
budget
direct and manage project execution (Process)
31. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance
pareto chart (Tool)
methodology
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
develop project team (Process)
32. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
resource leveling (Technique)
Monte Carlo simulation
technical performance measurement (Technique)
33. 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
project management team
project management knowledge area
special cause
reserve analysis (Technique)
34. 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
co-location (Technique)
monitor
decomposition (Technique)
determine budget (Process)
35. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
total float
finish to start (FS)
scheduled start date (SS)
influence diagram (Tool)
36. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project
project organization chart (Output/Input)
risk
start date
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
37. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
actual cost of work performed
start date
inspection (Technique)
project manager
38. The merging or joining of parallel schedule network paths into the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by a schedule activity with more than one predecessor activity
work breakdown structure dictionary
result
reserve
path convergence
39. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
grade
plan procurements (Process)
scheduled finish date (SF)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
40. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
planned value (PV)
tool
requested change(Output/Input)
lessons learned(Output/Input)
41. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
program
total float
42. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
trend analysis (Technique)
acquire project team (Process)
quality
co-location (Technique)
43. 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
execute
seller
calendar unit
effort
44. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
total float
work package
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
percent complete
45. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
request for quotation (RFQ)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
standard
practice
46. 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.
functional organization
report performance (Process)
plan risk management (Process)
portfolio
47. Members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities
project management team
time and material contract (T&M)
progressive elaboration (Technique)
finish date
48. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization
voice of the customer
risk tolerance
buyer
acceptance criteria
49. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
lead (Technique)
variance analysis (Technique)
methodology
project
50. 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
direct and manage project execution (Process)
methodology
work authorization
functional organization