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1. Repository that provides for collection - maintenance - and analysis of data gathered and used in the risk management process. Use of this database assists risk management throughout the organization and - over time - forms the basis of a risk lesson
Root Cause Analysis
Project Schedule Network Diagrams
Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT)
Risk Database
2. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measure of scale such as size - weight - and complexity - from a previous - similar activity as the basis for estimating the same parameter o
Attribute Sampling vs. Variables Sampling
Constraints
Acceptance
Benchmarking
3. It consists of tools and techniques used to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes. Supports all aspects of the project from initiating through closing - and can include both manual and automated systems.
Control Scope
Recruitment Practices
Observations
Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)
4. Process of defining and documenting stakeholders' needs to meet the project objectives
Regulation
Assumptions
Lead
Collect Requirements
5. Hybrid type of contractual agreements that contain aspects of both cost-reimbursable and fixed- price contracts. Some characteristics: · Open-ended - i.e. - full value of the agreement and the exact quantity of items to be delivered may not be define
Time and Material (T&M) Contracts
Procurement Statements of Work (SOW)
Project Communications Management
Prototypes
6. A formal procedure for authorizing project work to ensure that work is done by the identified organization at the right time and in proper sequence.
Acceptance
Work Authorization System
Administer procurements
Information Distribution Methods
7. The state - quality - or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. An applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
Crashing
Constraints
Procurement resources
Qualified seller lists
8. The process in which the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages are aggregated to establish an authorized cost baseline.
Team Development
Quality Improvement
Quality Management Plan
Quality Metrics
9. Application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
Collect Requirements
Project Management
Sensitivity Analysis
Scope Statement
10. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component - or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed.
Group Decision Making Techniques
Tolerances vs. Control limits
Project Human Resource Management
Pareto Diagram/ Chart
11. Testing identified assumptions against two criteria: assumption stability and consequences on the project if the assumption is false.
Plan Procurements
Cost-reimbursable contracts
Project Assumption Testing
Information Distribution Methods
12. Process to monitor the status of the project to update the project budget and manage changes to the cost baseline.
Resource Leveling
Control Costs
Project Procurement Management
Mitigation
13. A requirement imposed by a governmental body and its compliance is mandatory.
Scope baseline
Regulation
Fast Tracking
Project Procurement Management
14. Refers to the centralized management of one or more portfolios to achieve strategic business objectives. Portfolio management ensures that the portfolios are reviewed to ascertain that resources are allocated as per priority and the allocation is con
Inspection
Performance Reports
Project Portfolio Management
Plan Risk Management
15. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measure of scale such as size - weight - and complexity - from a previous - similar activity as the basis for estimating the same parameter o
Prototypes
Lessons Learned
Analogous Estimating / Top-down
Communication Requirements Analysis
16. Responses to emerging risks that was previously unidentified or accepted. These were not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event.
Procurement audits
System or Process
Templates
Workaround plans
17. Collection of generally sequential project phases.
Proposals
Project Life Cycle
Analogous Estimating / Top-down
Coding Structure
18. Documents how requirements will be analyzed - documented - and managed throughout the project
Observations
Lessons Learned
Project Time Management
Requirements Management Plan
19. Considers the characteristics of those prospective staff who are available to join the project team.
Project Scope
Budget Updates
Staffing Pool Description
Statistical Sampling
20. 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
Recruitment Practices
Root Cause Analysis
Mitigation
Procurement resources
21. Measuring - examining and testing undertaken to determine whether results conform to requirements; also called reviews - product reviews - audits - and walkthroughs
Cost Management Plan
Communications management plan
Constraints
Inspection
22. Seeking to shift the consequences of the risk to a third party together with the ownership for the response.
Crashing
Quality Policy
Project Plan Updates
Transference
23. Describes the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside the project team. It includes planning procurements - conducting procurements - administering procurements - and closing procurements.
Project Plan
Constraints
Project Procurement Management
Define Activities
24. Involves procedures required to close a contract as specified in the prescribed procedures for close procurements. Includes product verification and administrative closure.
Control Costs
Close procurements
Cost Management Plan
Project Records
25. 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
External Dependencies
Close procurements
Project Quality Management
Plan Risk Management
26. The planned dates to perform schedule activities and the planned dates for meeting schedule milestones. Includes planned start and finish dates for the project's activities - milestones - work packages - planning packages - and control accounts. This
Plan Risk Responses
Project Schedule
Procurement performance reviews
Regulation
27. Activities specifically taken by management and team members to help individual team members work together effectively - thereby improving team performance
Verify Scope
Team Development
Scope Statement
Team Building Activities
28. Reduce the probability and/or consequence of an adverse risk event to be within acceptable threshold limits.
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Coding Structure
Project Scope
Mitigation
29. Quantities to be performed for each specific category - and can be used to estimate activity durations
Quantitatively based durations
Formal acceptance and closure
Probabilistic Analysis of the project
Total Float
30. Process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline.
Schedule updates
Control Scope
Pareto Diagram/ Chart
Develop Human Resource Plan
31. 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
Schedule Baseline
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Project
Brainstorming
32. 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.
Product Description
Fast Tracking
External Dependencies
Project Quality Management
33. The calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal - such as the budget at completion (BAC) or the estimate at completion (EAC). It is the ratio of 'remaining work' to the 'fu
To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)
Statistical Sampling
Project Communications Management
Communications management plan
34. This is done to take care of risks that were not identified in the risk response plan - or their impact on objectives is greater than expected.
Conduct Procurements
Flowcharts
Product Scope
Additional Risk Response Planning
35. Estimating or predicting future project status and progress based on knowledge and information available at the time of forecasting.
Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)
Lessons Learned
Forecasting
Work Results
36. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints.
Contingency - Buffer - Reserve
Plan Risk Management
Resource Leveling
Workaround plans
37. An accepted action performed to bring projected future project performance in line with the project plan. These actions have to be documented.
Acquire Project Team
Plan Communications
Corrective Action
Plan Procurements
38. Seller prepared documents that describe the seller's ability and willingness to provide the requested product.
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Proposal
Decomposition
Proposals
39. The document that describes the communication needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; and who is responsible for providing each type of communica
Simulation
Focus groups
Technical performance measurement
Communications management plan
40. Process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline
Formal acceptance and closure
Control Schedule
Process Adjustments
Communications Technology
41. Activities that assist in developing/enhancing the ability of team members to work together effectively and contribute to the success of the project team. It improves the people skills - technical competencies - and overall team environment and proje
Functional Organization
Team Development
Decision Tree
Precedence Relationships
42. Helps to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. Examines the extent to which the uncertainty of each project element affects the objective being examined when all the other uncertain elements are held at their baseline v
Phase Exits/ Stage Gates/ Kill Points
Sensitivity Analysis
Cost Management Plan
Project Files
43. Describes the processes required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated. It includes developing the project plan - managing the execution of the project plan - monitoring & controlling work - integrating the chang
Probabilistic Analysis of the project
Project Integration Management
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Prevention vs. Inspections
44. Process of redefining the cost performance/schedule/performance measurement/technical baseline. If cost variances are severe - re-baselining is needed to provide a realistic measure of performance.
Plan Procurements
Attribute Sampling vs. Variables Sampling
Proposals
Distribute Information
45. Meetings with all prospective sellers and buyers prior to submittal of a bid or proposal. Used to ensure that all prospective sellers have a clear and common understanding of the procurement - and that no bidders receive preferential treatment.
Bidder Conferences
Lessons Learned
Attribute Sampling vs. Variables Sampling
Qualified seller lists
46. Describes how risk management will be structured and performed on the project.
Project Life Cycle
Risk Management Plan
Project Files
Risk Audits
47. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) includes four types of dependencies or relationships between activities: 1. Finish to Start; 2. Finish to Finish; 3. Start to Finish; 4. Start to Start
Pareto Diagram/ Chart
Triggers
Precedence Relationships
Project Risk Management
48. Risks that arise as a direct result of implementing a risk response.
Indirect costs / Overhead costs
Team Building Activities
Secondary Risks
Schedule updates
49. Persons or organizations who are actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by the performance or completion of the project. They may also exert influence over the project - its deliverables - and the
Procurement Documents
Monitor and Control Risks
Project Stakeholders
Quality Audit
50. The expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work break down structure component - or the project.
Project Schedule Network Diagrams
Estimate to Complete (ETC)
Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
Project Cost Management