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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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1. 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
activity
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
actual cost (AC)
2. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits
root cause analysis (Technique)
program management
lessons learned knowledge base
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
3. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
budget at completion (BAC)
estimate costs (Process)
assumptions analysis (Technique)
grade
4. 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
flowcharting (Technique)
duration (DU or DUR)
baseline
acceptance criteria
5. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.
activity code
scope baseline
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
program
6. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones
successor activity
input (Process) input
project schedule (Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
7. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance
performance measurement baseline
practice
budget at completion (BAC)
resource breakdown structure
8. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.
s-curve
effort
three point estimate (Technique)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
9. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
invitation for bid (IFB)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
technique
to complete performance index (TCPI)
10. Learning gained from the process of performing the project
technical performance measurement (Technique)
summary activity
lessons learned(Output/Input)
triggers
11. Budgeted cost of work performed
BCWP
decision tree analysis (Technique)
triggers
develop project team (Process)
12. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me
analogous estimating (Technique)
initiating processes (Process Group)
portfolio
risk category
13. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
work package
variance
scope change
plan procurements (Process)
14. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.
backward pass
network path
project management office (PMO)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
15. 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.
triggers
requirement
acquire project team (Process)
estimate costs (Process)
16. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram
template
estimate activity resources (Process)
BCWP
network logic
17. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram
objective
network path
monitor
assumptions analysis (Technique)
18. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
resource calendar
variance
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
19. Application of knowledge - skills - tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
earned value management (EV
project management
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
Monte Carlo analysis
20. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project
performance measurement baseline
BCWS
decision tree analysis (Technique)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
21. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives
methodology
root cause analysis (Technique)
schedule baseline
contract (Output/Input)
22. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule
functional organization
approved change request (Output/Input)
scope change
risk category
23. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
project manager
backward pass
near critical activity
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
24. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
execute
plan risk response (Process)
early finish date (EF)
human resource plan
25. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary
scope baseline
project scope statement (Output/Input)
co-location (Technique)
rework
26. 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
project organization chart (Output/Input)
risk mitigation (Technique)
sequence activities (Process)
manage project team (Process)
27. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
activity duration
28. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines
stakeholder
resource leveling (Technique)
change control
perform quality assurance (Process)
29. 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.
schedule compression
activity
requirement
s-curve
30. Fixed date imposed on a schedule activity or schedule milestone. usually - start no earlier than - finish no later than
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
imposed date
project time management (Knowledge Area)
sponsor
31. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance
develop project team (Process)
projectized organization
execute
project time management (Knowledge Area)
32. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date
predecessor activity
lead (Technique)
backward pass
slack
33. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
performance reports (Output/Input)
resource leveling (Technique)
budget
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
34. 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
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
threshold
start date
network logic
35. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
procurement documents (Output/Input)
earned value (EV)
monitor and control risks (Process)
configuration management system (Tool)
36. 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
float
lessons learned(Output/Input)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
scope change
37. Group of potential causes of risk. such as technical - external - organizational - environmental - project management. a category may include subcategories
risk category
progressive elaboration (Technique)
master schedule (Tool)
Delphi technique (Technique)
38. Area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes - practices - inputs - outputs - tools and techniques
project management knowledge area
sequence activities (Process)
imposed date
rolling wave planning (Technique)
39. ACWP
risk management plan (Output/Input)
finish date
actual cost of work performed
project initiation
40. A product - result or service generated by a process
planned value (PV)
develop project management plan (Process)
authority
output (Process)
41. Method of resolving the total variance in the set of scope - cost - and schedule variables into specific component variances that are associated with defined factors affecting scope - cost and schedule variables
variance analysis (Technique)
plan communications (Process)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
requirements traceability matrix
42. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan
Delphi technique (Technique)
s-curve
free float
perform integrated change control (Process)
43. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
node
activity list (Output/Input)
project scope
output (Process)
44. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
co-location (Technique)
perform quality assurance (Process)
slack
45. 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.
schedule compression
project management body of knowledge
external deliverable
project management system (Tool)
46. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
scope creep
finish to finish (FF)
sequence activities (Process)
47. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure
develop project charter (Process)
work package
rolling wave planning (Technique)
lead (Technique)
48. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
scope creep
staffing management plan
forecast
requirement
49. Graphic display of schedule related information.
Monte Carlo simulation
duration (DU or DUR)
percent complete
Gantt chart (Tool)
50. Modification that allows an acceleration of the successor activity.
lead (Technique)
assumptions
procurement documents (Output/Input)
project charter (Output/Input)