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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes
start to finish (SF)
risk avoidance (Technique)
influence diagram (Tool)
activity
2. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
determine budget (Process)
expected monetary value (EMV)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
early start date (ES)
3. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
project manager
activity
grade
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
4. 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
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
plan quality (Process)
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
5. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
constraint (Input)
develop project management plan (Process)
triggers
6. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
special cause
finish to finish (FF)
perform quality control (Process)
request for proposal (RFP)
7. 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
actual cost (AC)
request for information (RFI)
near critical activity
validation
8. A short unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate that project activity from other project activities. typically unique within any one project schedule network diagram
staffing management plan
change requests
activity identifier
technical performance measurement (Technique)
9. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance
opportunity
defect
performance measurement baseline
assumptions analysis (Technique)
10. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
monitor
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
report performance (Process)
plan communications (Process)
11. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity
path divergence
milestone schedule (Tool)
requirements traceability matrix
human resource plan
12. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
sub phase
initiating processes (Process Group)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
subproject
13. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.
root cause analysis (Technique)
scope
brainstorming (Technique)
verification
14. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.
performance measurement baseline
activity attributes (Output/Input)
time and material contract (T&M)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
15. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
project management process group
influence diagram (Tool)
16. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
material
staffing management plan
milestone schedule (Tool)
scheduled start date (SS)
17. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
lag (Technique)
virtual team
free float
close project or phase (Process)
18. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories
code of accounts (Tool)
risk register (Output/Input)
risk category
calendar unit
19. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
analogous estimating (Technique)
report performance (Process)
project management system (Tool)
influence diagram (Tool)
20. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
quality
project management process group
project scope
define activities (Process)
21. 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
parametric estimating (Technique)
project charter (Output/Input)
risk category
program management
22. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
external deliverable
late finish date (LF)
planned value (PV)
risk avoidance (Technique)
23. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals
close project or phase (Process)
authority
BCWP
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
24. Document used to record and describe or denote selected items identified during execution of a process or activity
log
reserve
request for proposal (RFP)
trend analysis (Technique)
25. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
resource leveling (Technique)
program
project management system (Tool)
claim
26. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project
network logic
develop project charter (Process)
risk mitigation (Technique)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
27. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship
percent complete
float
subproject
schedule performance index (SPI)
28. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources
estimate activity durations (Process)
Gantt chart (Tool)
pareto chart (Tool)
variance
29. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
risk tolerance
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
30. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
triggers
projectized organization
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
31. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks
direct and manage project execution (Process)
preventative action
activity list (Output/Input)
project calendar
32. 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
monitor and control risks (Process)
project initiation
external deliverable
risk mitigation (Technique)
33. 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
forecast
budget at completion (BAC)
activity identifier
statement of work (SOW)
34. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
activity duration
resource leveling (Technique)
early start date (ES)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
35. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
near critical activity
planned value (PV)
portfolio management (Technique)
Gantt chart (Tool)
36. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
virtual team
lead (Technique)
approved change request (Output/Input)
forecast
37. Describes how the project management team will implement the performing organizations quality plan.
defect
scope
BCWS
quality management plan (Output/Input)
38. A collection of formal documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation will be controlled - changed and approved. in most application areas - the change control system is a subset of the configuration management system
change control system (Tool)
program
portfolio management (Technique)
flowcharting (Technique)
39. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
scope creep
value engineering
free float
conduct procurements (Process)
40. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.
project management plan (Output/Input)
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
backward pass
objective
41. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.
request for proposal (RFP)
project management process group
project management body of knowledge
request for information (RFI)
42. 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.
scheduled start date (SS)
earned value (EV)
deliverable (Output/Input)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
43. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
grade
project management
staffing management plan
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
44. Provider of products - services or results
resource histogram
seller
schedule performance index (SPI)
lag (Technique)
45. Modification that allows an acceleration of the successor activity.
estimate costs (Process)
lead (Technique)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
plan procurements (Process)
46. 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.
request for information (RFI)
data date
reserve
project management
47. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
human resource plan
develop project management plan (Process)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
standard
48. 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
resource calendar
risk register (Output/Input)
lag (Technique)
early finish date (EF)
49. Processes that organize and manage the project team
quality management plan (Output/Input)
BCWP
scheduled start date (SS)
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
50. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.
node
influence diagram (Tool)
BCWS
project management plan (Output/Input)