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PMI Project Management Vocab

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






2. 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.






3. A technique for estimating the duration or cost of an activity or a project - using historical data from a similar activity or project.






4. The description of the project scope - major deliverables - assumptions - and constraints.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Plans - processes - policies - procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization.






17. 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.






18. 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.)






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






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






21. An estimate of the most probable activity duration that takes into account all of the known variables that could affect performance.






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






23. 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.






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






25. The work performed to deliver a product - service - or result with the specified features and functions.






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






27. The application of knowledge - skills - tools - and techniques to a program to meet the program requirements and to obtain benefits and control not available by managing projects individually.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. An event or situation that indicates that a risk is about to occur.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. A method used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model.






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






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






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






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






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