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






2. For many procurement items - the procuring organization may elect to either prepare its own independent estimate - or have an estimate of costs prepared by an outside professional estimator - to serve as a benchmark on proposed responses.






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






4. 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






5. The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. Predefined approaches to risk analysis and response in some organizations that have to be tailored to a particular project.






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. It is a tool and technique which is used to determine the information needs of the project stakeholders. This is a key component for planning the project's actual communications. It would assist in determining and limiting who will communicate with w






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






19. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service - or result






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






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






22. Process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline






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






24. Estimating or predicting future project status and progress based on knowledge and information available at the time of forecasting.






25. Seeking to shift the consequences of the risk to a third party together with the ownership for the response.






26. A modification of a logical relationship that allows an acceleration of the successor activity. A negative lead is equivalent to a positive lag.






27. Includes the processes required to purchase or acquire products - services - or results needed from outside the project team.






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






29. A method of estimating a component of work. The work is decomposed into more detail. An estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work. These estimates are then aggregated into a to






30. 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.






31. Any modification to the contents of the project plan or the supporting details.






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. A collection of formal (note: not informal) documented procedures - which defines how the documentation and project deliverables will be managed - changed and approved.






38. Policies - guidelines and procedures that can help the project management team with various aspects of organizational planning.






39. 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.






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






41. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle






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






43. Subdivision of project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components






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






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






46. Used to generate - classify - and prioritize product requirements. Some methods used to reach group decisions are: unanimity - majority - plurality - and dictatorship.






47. 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






48. Costs allocated to the project by the performing organization as a cost of doing business (e.g. - salaries of corporate executives). Usually calculated as a percentage of direct costs.






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






50. 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.