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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. 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.






2. 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






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






4. Process of defining and documenting stakeholders' needs to meet the project objectives






5. Specify lessons that can be learned from each and every project - even from projects which are failures. They need to be documented. Most companies prefer post-implementation meetings and case studies to document Lessons Learned






6. Calculates the theoretical early start and finish dates - and late start and finish dates - for all activities without regard to any resource limitations. This is done by performing a forward and backward pass analysis through the schedule network.






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






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






9. Seller prepared documents that describe the seller's ability and willingness to provide the requested product.






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






11. Forecasts of potential project schedule and cost results listing the possible completion dates or project duration and costs with their associated confidence levels.






12. Generally used when considerations like technical approach and technical skills are paramount in source selection






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






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






15. Approved modifications to the project schedule that are used to manage the project






16. Risks that remain after planned responses have been implemented - as well as those that have been deliberately accepted.






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






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






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






20. Includes the processes that help to estimate - budget - and control costs - so that the project can be completed within the approved budget.






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






22. Describes the procurement item in sufficient detail to allow prospective sellers to determine if they are capable of providing the products - services - or results.






23. Bring together prequalified stakeholders and subject matter experts to learn about their expectations and attitudes about a proposed product - service - or result






24. A schedule compression technique in which cost and schedule tradeoffs are analyzed to determine how to obtain the greatest amount of compression for the least incremental cost. Crashing only works for activities where additional resources will shorte






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






26. 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






27. Group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain control and benefits that are not available if managed individually.






28. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure.






29. 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






30. Documents how requirements will be analyzed - documented - and managed throughout the project






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






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






33. An applicable restriction that will affect the performance of the project/process.






34. 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






35. Defines the process by which the procurement can be modified. It includes paperwork - tracking systems - dispute resolution procedures - and approval levels necessary for authorizing changes.






36. A process of systematically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interests should be taken into account throughout the project. It identifies the interests - expectations - and influence of the stakehold






37. A method of obtaining early feedback on requirements by providing a working model of the expected product before actually building it.






38. Process of formally authorizing a new project or the next phase of an existing project; links the project to the ongoing work of the performing organization






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Process of identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.






44. An estimating technique that uses parameters from a previous - similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter/measure for a future project. Frequently used to estimate project duration when there is a limited amount of detailed inform






45. Systematic process of planning - identifying - analyzing - responding - and monitoring and controlling project risk. It increases the probability and impact of positive events - and decrease the probability and impact of negative events in the projec






46. Broader view of Project Cost Management - whereby other than project costs - we consider the effect of project decisions on the cost of using the project's product.






47. Projects are frequently divided into better manageable components or subprojects. Subprojects are often contracted to an external enterprise or another functional unit in the performing organization.






48. Used to rate or score seller proposals






49. The process of making relevant information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner - as planned. Performed throughout the entire project life cycle and in all management processes.






50. A matrix that assigns risk ratings to risks or conditions based on a combining probability and impact scales. Risks with high probability and high impact will require further analysis.