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1. Deliverable- oriented grouping of project components that organizes and defines the total scope of the project - work not in the WBS is outside the scope of the project.






2. It can include correspondence - memos - meeting minutes - and documents describing the project.






3. Defines the procedures by which project scope can be changed; includes paperwork - tracking systems and approval levels necessary for authorizing changes.






4. The process of determining project stakeholders' information needs and defining a communication approach.






5. 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






6. A schedule network analysis technique used to determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on various logical network paths in the project schedule network - and to determine the minimum total project duration. Early start and finish dates are calc






7. Process to monitor the status of the project to update the project budget and manage changes to the cost baseline.






8. 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.






9. A general management technique used to determine whether a particular work can be accomplished by the project team or must be purchased from outside sources.






10. Considers the characteristics of those prospective staff who are available to join the project team.






11. Changing the project management plan to eliminate the threat entirely.






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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






15. Activities specifically taken by management and team members to help individual team members work together effectively - thereby improving team performance






16. Checklists are structured tools - usually component specific - used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed and to ensure consistency in frequently performed tasks. These can be developed based on historical information and knowledg






17. The conclusion of a project phase is marked by a review of both key deliverables and project performance till date to determine if the project should continue into its next phase and detect and correct errors cost-effectively. These phase end reviews






18. Modifications to the cost estimation prepared for the project






19. Incurred for the exclusive benefit of the project (e.g. - salaries of full-time project staff).






20. A subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - used to illustrate or study some potential or proposed schedule condition - such as changes in preferential schedule logic or project scope.






21. This involves calculating the theoretical early and late start and finish dates for all project activities without regard to any resource pool restrictions.






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






23. Descriptions of which resources will be available at what times and in what patterns necessary for schedule development






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






25. Structured review of the procurement process originating from the Plan Procurements process through Administer Procurements process. Objective is to identify successes and failures that warrant recognition in the preparation or administration of othe






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






27. Organize and summarize the information gathered - and present the results of any analysis as compared to the performance measurement baseline. Reports should provide status and progress of the project at the required level of detail.






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






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






30. Integrates scope - cost (or resource) - and schedule measures to help the project management team assess project performance.






31. Document that formally authorizes a project. Provides project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.






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






33. Process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities. Sequencing can be performed by using project management software or by using manual or automated techniques.






34. The process to develop an approximation (estimate) of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities.






35. The policies - guidelines - or procedures that govern the recruitment of staff.






36. Technique to evaluate the degree to which data about risks is useful for risk management.






37. 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.






38. 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






39. Clarify the structure - requirements and other terms of the purchases so that mutual agreement can be reached prior to signing the contract.






40. 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






41. A modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity.






42. Focused sessions that bring key cross-functional stakeholders together to define product requirements






43. The process of analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements - and schedule constrains to create the project schedule






44. It shortens the project schedule without changing the project scope - in order to meet schedule constraints - imposed dates - or other schedule objectives. -. This technique includes crashing and fast tracking.






45. Diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives.






46. 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






47. Factors which - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real or certain.






48. Process to monitor the status of the project to update the project budget and manage changes to the cost baseline.






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






50. A group of documented procedure used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: a) Identify and document the system's functional and physical characteristics; b)Control any changes to such characteristics; c) Record and repo