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PMI Project Management Vocab

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. A projection of the amount of budget deficit or surplus - expressed as the difference between the budget at completion and the estimate at completion.






10. 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






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






12. An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan.






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. A component of the project - program - or portfolio management plan that describes how risk management activities will be structured and performed.






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. A component of a project or program management plan that describes how costs will be planned - structured - and controlled.






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






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






23. The uncontrolled expansion to product or project scope without adjustments to time - cost - and resources.






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






25. 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.






26. A distinct - scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project.






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. The iterative process of increasing the level of detail in a project management plan as greater amounts of information and more accurate estimates become available.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Conditions - not under the immediate control of the team - that influence - constrain - or direct the project - program - or portfolio.






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






41. A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables are accepted.






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






43. A significant point or event in a project - program - or portfolio.






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






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






46. A hierarchical representation of the project organization - which illustrates the relationship between project activities and the organizational units that will perform those activities.






47. 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.






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






49. A component of the project or program management plan that establishes the activities for developing - monitoring - and controlling the project or program.






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