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Comptia Project + Project Management

Subjects : certifications, comptia-project-+, it-skills

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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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1. 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
project scope statement (Output/Input)
approved change request (Output/Input)
estimate activity resources (Process)
project life cycle

2. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
request for quotation (RFQ)
pareto chart (Tool)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
start to finish (SF)

3. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
finish to finish (FF)
log
project schedule (Output/Input)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)

4. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
parametric estimating (Technique)
slack
risk tolerance
initiating processes (Process Group)

5. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)
grade
scope management plan(Output/Input)
schedule model (Tool)
reserve

6. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
specification
sponsor
activity identifier
hammock activity

7. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
analogous estimating (Technique)
project manager
variance analysis (Technique)

8. 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)
standard
stakeholder
inspection (Technique)

9. Subdivision of a phase
requirements traceability matrix
verify scope (Process)
historical information
sub phase

10. An artifact that is produced - is quantifiable and can be either an end item in itself or a component item
s-curve
virtual team
product
schedule performance index (SPI)

11. Learning gained from the process of performing the project
lessons learned(Output/Input)
portfolio
activity list (Output/Input)
constraint (Input)

12. Processes that organize and manage the project team
template
Monte Carlo simulation
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
risk mitigation (Technique)

13. Examining or measuring to verify whether an activity - component - product - result of service conforms to specified requirements.
influence diagram (Tool)
inspection (Technique)
acquire project team (Process)
progressive elaboration (Technique)

14. 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
risk register (Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
invitation for bid (IFB)

15. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
develop project charter (Process)
path convergence
planning package

16. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
project management process group
program
activity

17. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
data date
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
develop human resource plan (Process)
manage project team (Process)

18. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
develop schedule (Process)
configuration management system (Tool)
estimate activity durations (Process)
scope creep

19. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
code of accounts (Tool)
network path
activity list (Output/Input)
risk tolerance

20. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
risk mitigation (Technique)
defect repair
specification
acquire project team (Process)

21. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level
work breakdown structure component
rework
acceptance criteria
develop project management plan (Process)

22. The process of completing each project procurement
pareto chart (Tool)
close procurements (Process)
s-curve
distribute information (Process)

23. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into
material
constraint (Input)
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
administer procurements (Process)

24. 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.
voice of the customer
project management body of knowledge
lessons learned knowledge base
procurement documents (Output/Input)

25. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event
workaround
program management
plan risk response (Process)
expert judgment (Technique)

26. 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
project charter (Output/Input)
resource
expected monetary value (EMV)
projectized organization

27. Hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks.
distribute information (Process)
path convergence
planned value (PV)
risk breakdown structure (RBS)

28. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project
near critical activity
forward pass
project organization chart (Output/Input)
scope creep

29. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
activity duration
project
acquire project team (Process)
float

30. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
estimate (Output/Input)
resource leveling (Technique)
decision tree analysis (Technique)
report performance (Process)

31. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.
triggers
specification limits
work performance information
three point estimate (Technique)

32. 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.
scope
project life cycle
earned value (EV)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)

33. Dependency between two project schedule activities or between project schedule activity and schedule milestone.
risk category
earned value management (EV
root cause analysis (Technique)
logical relationship

34. 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
sponsor
Monte Carlo analysis
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
close procurements (Process)

35. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.
result
opportunity
resource leveling (Technique)
Monte Carlo analysis

36. Bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods.
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
resource histogram
configuration management system (Tool)
start date

37. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.
resource
requirement
procurement documents (Output/Input)
node

38. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
acceptance criteria
scope creep
verify scope (Process)
BCWP

39. Those criteria - including performance requirements and essential conditions which must be met before project deliverables are accepted
acceptance criteria
risk management plan (Output/Input)
percent complete
resource histogram

40. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status
performance reports (Output/Input)
float
schedule compression
develop project management plan (Process)

41. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance
plan risk response (Process)
regulation
historical information
earned value (EV)

42. Reserve
plan quality (Process)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
buffer
BCWS

43. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
scheduled finish date (SF)
summary activity
develop project management plan (Process)
schedule compression

44. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information
planning package
project organization chart (Output/Input)
project team directory
distribute information (Process)

45. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project
functional organization
sub network
risk register (Output/Input)
matrix organization

46. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.
estimate (Output/Input)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
Delphi technique (Technique)
develop project management plan (Process)

47. Graphic display of schedule related information.
forecast
early finish date (EF)
risk register (Output/Input)
Gantt chart (Tool)

48. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.
reserve
voice of the customer
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
early start date (ES)

49. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
matrix organization
special cause
input (Process) input

50. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
projectized organization
external deliverable
project initiation
estimate (Output/Input)