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Subjects : certifications, capm
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1. Factors that - for planning purposes - will be considered true - real or certain.






2. A -specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Processes and procedures developed for the closing or canceling of projects.






6. Project team must measure itself periodically against the expectations of those outside the project.






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






8. Includes identified risks - risk owners - results of Perform qualitative risk analysis process - agreed upon response strategies - etc.






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Outcome of activities performed to accomplish the project.






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






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






17. The process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements - and forecasts to stakeholders.






18. Formal written notice from a person or organization responsible for contract administration - informing that the contract has been completed.






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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






24. Documentation resulting from project activities. These files may also maintain records of other projects that are detailed enough to aid in developing cost estimates.






25. Collection of generally sequential project phases.






26. 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.






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






28. A deliverable is a unique - tangible and verifiable work/product. Each project phase is marked by the completion of one or more deliverables.






29. 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.






30. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints.






31. Used to identify project and product requirements; some of the techniques used are: Brainstorming - Nominal group technique - The Delphi technique - Idea/mind mapping - and Affinity diagram.






32. 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






33. Defines what kinds of competencies are required from what kind of individuals or groups and in what time frames.






34. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming item into compliance with requirements or specifications. It is a frequent cause of project overruns in most application areas.






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






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






37. Application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.






38. Structured review of the project plans and assumptions - prior project files - contracts - and other information.






39. Allow for non-sequential activities (e.g. Loops or Conditional Branches); e.g. - GERT(Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique) and System Dynamics






40. Measuring - examining and testing undertaken to determine whether results conform to requirements; also called reviews - product reviews - audits - and walkthroughs






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






42. Documents the characteristics of the product - result - or service which the project is undertaken to create.






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






44. Process of documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach - and identifying potential sellers.






45. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments.






46. Technologies or methods to transfer information among project stakeholders.






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






48. A hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units.






49. 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.






50. Describes the processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget. It includes estimating the cost - determining the budget - and controlling the costs.