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PMI Project Management Vocab

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






2. The level of an organization's ability to deliver the desired strategic outcomes in a predictable - controllable - and reliable manner.






3. A component of the project - program - or portfolio management plan that describes how risk management activities will be structured and performed.






4. A schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration.






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






6. A technique used for constructing a schedule model in which activities are represented by nodes and are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are to be performed.






7. Any activity on the critical path in a project schedule.






8. A hierarchical representation of risks that is organized according to risk categories.






9. A hierarchical representation of the project organization - which illustrates the relationship between project activities and the organizational units that will perform those activities.






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






11. A grid that shows the project resources assigned to each work package.






12. A response to a threat that has occurred - for which a prior response had not been planned or was not effective.






13. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how the scope will be defined - developed - monitored - controlled - and verified.






14. A document in which the results of risk analysis and risk response planning are recorded.






15. An individual - group - or organization who may affect - be affected by - or perceive itself to be affected by a decision - activity - or outcome of a project - program - or portfolio.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. A risk that would have a negative effect on one or more project objectives.






20. A risk response strategy whereby the project team shifts the impact of a threat to a third party - together with ownership of the response.






21. The measure of work performed expressed in terms of the budget authorized for that work.






22. An activity where effort is allotted proportionately across certain discrete efforts and not divisible into discrete efforts. (Note: Apportioned effort is one of three earned value management [EVM] types of activities used to measure work performance






23. A dependent activity that logically comes after another activity in a schedule.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. A technique used to shorten the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding resources.






27. A set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled.






28. The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.






29. A formal proposal to modify any document - deliverable - or baseline.






30. The expected cost to finish all the remaining project work.






31. The knowledge gained during a project which shows how project events were addressed or should be addressed in the future for the purpose of improving future performance






32. The sequence of activities that represents the longest path through a project - which determines the shortest possible duration.






33. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service - or result.






34. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how an organization's quality policies will be implemented.






35. A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying - or rejecting changes to the project and for recording and communicating such decisions.






36. The realized cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period.






37. An activity that logically comes before a dependent activity in a schedule.






38. A group of potential causes of risk.






39. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed.






40. A risk response strategy whereby the project team decides to acknowledge the risk and not take any action unless the risk occurs.






41. A calendar that identifies the working days and shifts upon which each specific resource is available.






42. A measure of schedule performance expressed as the difference between the earned value and the planned value.






43. An estimate of the most probable activity duration that takes into account all of the known variables that could affect performance.






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






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






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






47. An estimate of the shortest activity duration that takes into account all of the known variables that could affect performance.






48. An intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component.






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






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