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1. A functional organization has a hierarchy in which every employee has one clear superior. Staff members are grouped by areas of specialization. Functional organizations may still have projects - but the perceived scope of the project is defined by th






2. Describes how the procurement processes (from developing procurement documentation through contract closure) will be managed






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






4. Factors that - for planning purposes - will be considered true - real or certain.






5. 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.






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






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






8. Process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller - and awarding a contract






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Special category of revised cost estimates to an approved cost baseline.






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






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






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






17. They possess a blend of functional and projectized characteristics. Weak matrices maintain many of the characteristics of a functional organization - and the Project Manager's role is more that of a coordinator or expediter than that of a manager. Si






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






19. An authorized time-phased budget at completion (BAC) used to measure - monitor - and control overall cost performance on the project. Developed as a summation of the approved budgets by time period and is typically displayed in the form of an S-curve






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






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






22. Quantities to be performed for each specific category - and can be used to estimate activity durations






23. They involve measuring value or attractiveness to the project owner. Includes considering the decision criteria and a means to calculate value under uncertainty.






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






25. 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






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






27. Includes the processes that organize - manage - and lead the project team.






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Used to solicit proposals from prospective sellers






33. Formal and informal policies that are required for project plan development. Organizational policies include quality management - personnel administration and financial controls.






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






35. Process of changing the schedule baseline. It is done when schedule delays are very severe - and the project schedule has to be completely changed.






36. 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






37. 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.






38. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed.






39. 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






40. Provides a documented basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developing common understanding of the project scope among the stakeholders






41. Mutually binding legal agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified products - services - or results - and obligates the buyer to compensate the seller.






42. Process of assessing and combining the impact and the likelihood of identified risks. Prioritizes risks according to their potential effect on project objectives for further analysis or action.






43. 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.






44. 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






45. A partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing - and presenting information and data.






46. Schematic displays of the logical relationships (dependencies) among the project schedule activities; always drawn from left to right to reflect project work chronology






47. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics.






48. The process of approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






49. 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






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