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PMI Project Management Vocab

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






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






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






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. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. The authorized budget assigned to scheduled work.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. A method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower-level components of the work breakdown structure (WBS).






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. A graphical representation of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities.






38. 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.






39. A measure of schedule efficiency expressed as the ratio of earned value to planned value.






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






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






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






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






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






45. A methodology that combines scope - schedule - and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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