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PMI Project Management Vocab

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1. An estimate of the longest activity duration - which takes into account all of the known variables that could affect performance.






2. The work performed to deliver a product - service - or result with the specified features and functions.






3. A component of a project or program management plan that describes how costs will be planned - structured - and controlled.






4. A 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 organizational resources to project activities.






5. Conditions - not under the immediate control of the team - that influence - constrain - or direct the project - program - or portfolio.






6. A component of the project - program - or portfolio management plan that describes how - when - and by whom information will be administered and disseminated.






7. The iterative process of increasing the level of detail in a project management plan as greater amounts of information and more accurate estimates become available.






8. A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has finished.






9. An event or situation that indicates that a risk is about to occur.






10. The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any successor or violating a schedule constraint.






11. In the critical path method - the latest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start based on the schedule network logic - the project completion date - and any schedule constraints.






12. In the critical path method - the earliest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start based on the schedule network logic - the data date - and any schedule constraints.






13. The document that describes how the project will be executed - monitored - and controlled.






14. The series of phases that represent the evolution of a product - from concept through delivery - growth - maturity - and to retirement.






15. A projection of the amount of budget deficit or surplus - expressed as the difference between the budget at completion and the estimate at completion.






16. A measure of the cost performance that is required to be achieved with the remaining resources in order to meet a specified management goal - expressed as the ratio of the cost to finish the outstanding work to the remaining budget.






17. A method used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model.






18. Projects - programs - subportfolios - and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives.






19. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process - phase - or project.






20. A technique used for dividing and sub-dividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable parts.






21. An enterprise whose personnel are the most directly involved in doing the work of the project or program.






22. A technique for estimating the duration or cost of an activity or a project - using historical data from a similar activity or project.






23. An activity that can be planned and measured and that yields a specific output. (Note: Discrete effort is one of three earned value management [EVM] types of activities used to measure work performance.)






24. The amount of budget deficit or surplus at a given point in time - expressed as the difference between the earned value and the actual cost.






25. A methodology that combines scope - schedule - and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress.






26. An iterative planning technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail - while the work in the future is planned at a higher level.






27. A dependency between two activities - or between an activity and a milestone.






28. An output of a schedule model that presents linked activities with planned dates - durations - milestones - and resources.






29. An intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan.






30. A relationship in which a schedule activity has more than one predecessor.






31. A process whereby modifications to documents - deliverables - or baselines associated with the project are identified - documented - approved - or rejected.






32. An uncertain event or condition that - if it occurs - has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives.






33. A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot finish until a predecessor activity has started.






34. An estimating technique in which an algorithm is used to calculate cost or duration based on historical data and project parameters.






35. A grid for mapping the probability of each risk occurrence and its impact on project objectives if that risk occurs.






36. A relationship in which a schedule activity has more than one successor.






37. The authorized budget assigned to scheduled work.






38. The application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.






39. A significant point or event in a project - program - or portfolio.






40. An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan.






41. A critical path method technique for calculating the early start and early finish dates by working forward through the schedule model from the project start date or a given point in time.






42. A component of the human resource plan that describes when and how team members will be acquired and how long they will be needed.






43. A technique for determining the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance.






44. The approved version of a schedule model that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results.






45. The series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure.






46. A hierarchical representation of resources by category and type.






47. The expected total cost of completing all work expressed as the sum of the actual cost to date and the estimate to complete.






48. The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.






49. The number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component - often expressed in hours - days - or weeks.






50. In the critical path method - the earliest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can finish based on the schedule network logic - the data date - and any schedule constraints.