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1. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas - or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts which data can be addressed later in Perform qualitative and quantitative






2. Collection of generally sequential project phases.






3. Defines what kinds of competencies are required from what kind of individuals or groups and in what time frames.






4. 1. Performed by people; 2. Constrained by limited resources; 3. Planned - excuted - monitored - and controlled; 4. Ultimate goal is to achieve organizational objectives or stratregic plans






5. A provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and/or schedule risk. Often used with a modifier to provide further details on what types of risk are meant to be mitigated.






6. Structured method to guide the project team during development of project plan. Standard forms and templates or even complicated simulations may be used.






7. Process of managing procurement relationships - monitoring contract performance - ad making changes and corrections as needed.






8. A calendar of working days and non- working days that determines those dates on which each specific resource is ideal or can be active; typically defines the resource specific holidays and resource availability periods; the calendars that specify whe






9. Processes and procedures developed for the closing or canceling of projects.






10. Uses a project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into their potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Project simulation uses computer models and estimates of risk and are






11. Risks that arise as a direct result of implementing a risk response.






12. Process of defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project.






13. Process of implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks - and evaluating risk process effectiveness throughout the project.






14. The process of identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success.






15. Complete set of indexed contract documentation - including the closed contract - that is prepared for inclusion with the final project files






16. The process in which the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages are aggregated to establish an authorized cost baseline.






17. Activities should have a coding structure to allow sorting and/or extractions based on different attributes assigned to the activities.






18. Describes the processes required to ensure that the project includes only the essential work required to complete the project successfully. It includes collecting the requirements - defining the scope - verifying the scope and controlling the scope o






19. Project Simulation uses a model that translates the specified detailed uncertainties of the project into their potential impact on project objectives.






20. Describes the processes required to ensure that the project satisfies the needs for which it is undertaken. It includes quality planning - performing quality assurance and control.






21. An uncertain event or condition that - if it occurs - has a positive or negative effect on the project objective.






22. Process of developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives. Includes the identification and assignment of individuals to take responsibility for each agreed-to and funded risk response.






23. If the performing organization does not have a formal contracting group - then the project team will have to supply both the resources and expertise to support procurement activities






24. Effect on project objectives if the risk event occurs.






25. Involves immediate corrective or preventive action as a consequence of quality control measurements.






26. Description of the product of the project - provides important information about any technical issues or concerns that would need to be considered during procurement planning






27. Describes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - dissemination and ultimate disposition of project information. It includes identifying stakeholders - planning communication - distributing information - mana






28. Meetings held to assess project status and/or progress.






29. Allow for non-sequential activities (e.g. Loops or Conditional Branches); e.g. - GERT(Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique) and System Dynamics






30. A management control point where the resource plans - scope - schedule and actual cost are integrated and compared to earned value for performance measurement.






31. A requirement imposed by a governmental body and its compliance is mandatory.






32. Describes the processes concerned with identifying - analyzing - and responding to project risk. It includes planning risk management - identifying risks - performing qualitative risk analysis - performing quantitative risk analysis - planning risk r






33. It compares cost performance over time - schedule activities or work packages overrunning and under running the budget - and estimated funds needed to complete work in progress.






34. Any modification to the agreed upon project scope as defined by the approved WBS






35. Reduce the probability and/or consequence of an adverse risk event to be within acceptable threshold limits.






36. Describes the need - justification - requirements - and current boundaries for the project.






37. Dependencies determined by the Project Management Team; involve a relationship between project activities and non-project activities (i.e. - dependencies on issues that are beyond the scope of the project). These dependencies are outside the project






38. Risk Audits examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks and their root causes - as well as the effectiveness of the risk management process.






39. List of risks includes those that pose the greatest threat or present the greatest opportunity to the project together with a measure of their impact.






40. The process to identify and document project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - report relationships - and create a staffing management plan.






41. The expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work break down structure component - or the project.






42. Describes how project scope will be managed and how scope changes will be integrated into the project. It should also include an assessment of the expected stability of the project scope






43. Describes how risk management will be structured and performed on the project.






44. Factors that limit a buyer's options. E.g. - funds availability






45. Methods used to distribute information to team members and other stakeholders.






46. Also known as "job shadowing -" it is usually done externally by the observer viewing the user performing her job.






47. The total amount of time that a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start without delaying the project finish date - or violating a schedule constraint. Calculated using the critical path method technique and determining the difference be






48. Charts/ Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed. Such expertise may be provided by any group or person with specialized education -






49. Used to identify project and product requirements; some of the techniques used are: Brainstorming - Nominal group technique - The Delphi technique - Idea/mind mapping - and Affinity diagram.






50. Documented direction for executing the project work to bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan.