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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.






2. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram






3. 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






4. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity at that summary level. same as summary activity.






5. Model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the executing or a project






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






7. Dependency between two project schedule activities or between project schedule activity and schedule milestone.






8. Float (total float - free float)






9. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives






10. Learning gained from the process of performing the project






11. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria






12. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.






13. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project






14. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively






15. Document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organization resources to the project activities






16. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component






17. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes






18. 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






19. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






20. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






21. 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






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






23. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases






24. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project






25. 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






26. Budgeted cost of work performed






27. The process of defining and documenting stakeholder needs to meet project objectives






28. Developing a detailed description of the project and product






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






30. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel






31. Collection of logically related project activities - usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. project phase is a component of the project life cycle






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






33. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






34. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process






35. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion






36. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






37. Project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into the potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Monte Carlo Analysis






38. Significant point or event in the project






39. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project






40. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.






41. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






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






43. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






44. 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






45. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project






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






47. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






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






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






50. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects