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PMI Project Management Vocab

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1. A risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. A response to a threat that has occurred - for which a prior response had not been planned or was not effective.






7. The expected cost to finish all the remaining project work.






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






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






10. The number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component - often expressed in hours - days - or weeks.






11. The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.






12. A calendar that identifies the working days and shifts upon which each specific resource is available.






13. A technique used to estimate cost or duration by applying an average of optimistic - pessimistic - and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates.






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






15. The approved version of a schedule model that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results.






16. The document that describes how the project will be executed - monitored - and controlled.






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






18. A management control point where scope - budget - actual cost - and schedule are integrated and compared to earned value for performance measurement.






19. A dependency between two activities - or between an activity and a milestone.






20. A technique used for constructing a schedule model in which activities are represented by nodes and are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are to be performed.






21. A management structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources - methodologies - tools - and techniques.






22. The person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.






23. The series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure.






24. A grid that links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them.






25. 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.






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






27. The process of optimizing the mix of portfolio components to further the strategic objectives of the organization.






28. An activity where effort is allotted proportionately across certain discrete efforts and not divisible into discrete efforts. (Note: Apportioned effort is one of three earned value management [EVM] types of activities used to measure work performance






29. A relationship in which a schedule activity has more than one successor.






30. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how an organization's quality policies will be implemented.






31. An enterprise whose personnel are the most directly involved in doing the work of the project or program.






32. A condition or capability that is required to be present in a product - service - or result to satisfy a contract or other formally imposed specification.






33. An estimate of the shortest activity duration that takes into account all of the known variables that could affect performance.






34. An individual - group - or organization who may affect - be affected by - or perceive itself to be affected by a decision - activity - or outcome of a project - program - or portfolio.






35. 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.






36. An activity that can be planned and measured and that yields a specific output. (Note: Discrete effort is one of three earned value management [EVM] types of activities used to measure work performance.)






37. 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.






38. A schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration.






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






40. A grid for mapping the probability of each risk occurrence and its impact on project objectives if that risk occurs.






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






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






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






44. A technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply.






45. A group of potential causes of risk.






46. A technique used for dividing and sub-dividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable parts.






47. Projects - programs - subportfolios - and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives.






48. A component of the human resource plan that describes when and how team members will be acquired and how long they will be needed.






49. An uncertain event or condition that - if it occurs - has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives.






50. An estimating technique in which an algorithm is used to calculate cost or duration based on historical data and project parameters.