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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 started.






2. A distinct - scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project.






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






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






5. A group of related schedule activities aggregated and displayed as a single activity.






6. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how a team will acquire goods and services from outside of the performing organization.






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






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






9. 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.






10. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how requirements will be analyzed - documented and managed.






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






12. A method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower-level components of the work breakdown structure (WBS).






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






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






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






16. The uncontrolled expansion to product or project scope without adjustments to time - cost - and resources.






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






18. A document that provides detailed deliverable - activity - and scheduling information about each component in the work breakdown structure.






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






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






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






23. A bar chart of schedule information where activities are listed on the vertical axis - dates are shown on the horizontal axis - and activity durations are shown as horizontal bars placed according to start and finish dates.






24. A graphical representation of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities.






25. A management structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources - methodologies - tools - and techniques.






26. 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






27. The description of the project scope - major deliverables - assumptions - and constraints.






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






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






30. The amount of time whereby a successor activity is required to be delayed with respect to a predecessor activity.






31. A risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response.






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






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






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






35. A diagramming and calculation technique for evaluating the implications of a chain of multiple options in the presence of uncertainty.






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






37. 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.






38. A grid that links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them.






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. The process of optimizing the mix of portfolio components to further the strategic objectives of the organization.






44. 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.






45. A critical path method technique for calculating the late start and late finish dates by working backward through the schedule model from the project end date.






46. A process used to investigate or analyze the output of the schedule model in order to optimize the schedule






47. A representation of the plan for executing the project's activities including durations - dependencies and other planning information - used to produce a project schedule along with other scheduling artifacts.






48. The application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to a program to meet the program requirements and to obtain benefits and control not available by managing projects individually.






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






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






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