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PMI Project Management Vocab

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1. A risk that would have a positive effect on one or more project objectives.






2. A group of potential causes of risk.






3. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how the scope will be defined - developed - monitored - controlled - and verified.






4. A component of the project - program - or portfolio management plan that describes how - when - and by whom information will be administered and disseminated.






5. In the critical path method - the latest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start based on the schedule network logic - the project completion date - and any schedule constraints.






6. The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.






7. The measure of work performed expressed in terms of the budget authorized for that work.






8. The sequence of activities that represents the longest path through a project - which determines the shortest possible duration.






9. A dependent activity that logically comes after another activity in a schedule.






10. An output of a schedule model that presents linked activities with planned dates - durations - milestones - and resources.






11. A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has finished.






12. A document in which the results of risk analysis and risk response planning are recorded.






13. A group of related schedule activities aggregated and displayed as a single activity.






14. The series of phases that represent the evolution of a product - from concept through delivery - growth - maturity - and to retirement.






15. An intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan.






16. A numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure.






17. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how a team will acquire goods and services from outside of the performing organization.






18. A person or group who provides resources and support for the project - program - or portfolio - and is accountable for enabling success.






19. The amount of budget deficit or surplus at a given point in time - expressed as the difference between the earned value and the actual cost.






20. A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.






21. The authorized budget assigned to scheduled work.






22. An estimate expressed as a percent of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component.






23. A collection of logically related project activities that culminates in the completion of one or more deliverables.






24. A group of related projects - subprograms and program activities that are managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.






25. The realized cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period.






26. The centralized management of one or more portfolios to achieve strategic objectives.






27. A technique used to shorten the schedule duration without reducing the project scope.






28. A factor in the planning process that is considered to be true - real - or certain - without proof or demonstration.






29. A formal proposal to modify any document - deliverable - or baseline.






30. The knowledge gained during a project which shows how project events were addressed or should be addressed in the future for the purpose of improving future performance






31. A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot finish until a predecessor activity has started.






32. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed.






33. The application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.






34. A measure of schedule performance expressed as the difference between the earned value and the planned value.






35. Any unique and verifiable product - result - or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process - phase - or project.






36. A point in time when the status of the project is recorded.






37. A hierarchical representation of resources by category and type.






38. The amount of time whereby a successor activity is required to be delayed with respect to a predecessor activity.






39. A document that provides detailed deliverable - activity - and scheduling information about each component in the work breakdown structure.






40. The approved version of a scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) - and its associated WBS dictionary - which can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison.






41. A process whereby modifications to documents - deliverables - or baselines associated with the project are identified - documented - approved - or rejected.






42. An intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component.






43. The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any successor or violating a schedule constraint.






44. A risk response strategy whereby the project team acts to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk.






45. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service - or result.






46. A review at the end of a phase in which a decision is made to continue to the next phase - to continue with modification - or to end a project or program.






47. A set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled.






48. A risk that would have a negative effect on one or more project objectives.






49. A hierarchical representation of risks that is organized according to risk categories.






50. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how requirements will be analyzed - documented and managed.







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