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PMI Project Management Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






9. A person or group who provides resources and support for the project - program - or portfolio - and is accountable for enabling success.






10. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how the roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships - and staff management will be addressed and structured.






11. A group of potential causes of risk.






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






13. A calendar that identifies working days and shifts that are available for scheduled activities.






14. 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.






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






16. A technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. Plans - processes - policies - procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization.






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






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






26. A technique used to shorten the schedule duration without reducing the project scope.






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






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






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






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






31. An earned value management technique used to indicate performance trends by using a graph that displays cumulative costs over a specific time period.






32. A schedule method that allows the project team to place buffers on any project schedule path to account for limited resources and project uncertainties.






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






34. The person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.






35. 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






36. A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has started.






37. A factor in the planning process that is considered to be true - real - or certain - without proof or demonstration.






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






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






40. 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.






41. A numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure.






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






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






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






45. The approved version of a scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) - and its associated WBS dictionary - which can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.






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






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






48. The authorized budget assigned to scheduled work.






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






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