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PMI Project Management Vocab

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






2. A risk response strategy whereby the project team shifts the impact of a threat to a third party - together with ownership of the response.






3. The amount of time whereby a successor activity can be advanced with respect to a predecessor activity.






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






5. A calendar that identifies working days and shifts that are available for scheduled activities.






6. A bar chart of schedule information where activities are listed on the vertical axis - dates are shown on the horizontal axis - and activity durations are shown as horizontal bars placed according to start and finish dates.






7. The level of an organization's ability to deliver the desired strategic outcomes in a predictable - controllable - and reliable manner.






8. A measure of the cost performance that is required to be achieved with the remaining resources in order to meet a specified management goal - expressed as the ratio of the cost to finish the outstanding work to the remaining budget.






9. A diagramming and calculation technique for evaluating the implications of a chain of multiple options in the presence of uncertainty.






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






11. 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.






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






13. A relationship in which a schedule activity has more than one predecessor.






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






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






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






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






18. An activity that logically comes before a dependent activity in a schedule.






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






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






21. A critical path method technique for calculating the early start and early finish dates by working forward through the schedule model from the project start date or a given point in time.






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project - program - portfolio - or process.






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






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






27. A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying - or rejecting changes to the project and for recording and communicating such decisions.






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






29. A schedule method that allows the project team to place buffers on any project schedule path to account for limited resources and project uncertainties.






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






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






32. An iterative planning technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail - while the work in the future is planned at a higher level.






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






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






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






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






37. A group of potential causes of risk.






38. A component of the project or program management plan that describes how the roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships - and staff management will be addressed and structured.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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 logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has started.






45. A measure of the cost efficiency of budgeted resources expressed as the ratio of earned value to actual cost.






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






47. A technique for determining the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance.






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






49. A grid that shows the project resources assigned to each work package.






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