9 - Project Integration Management Terminology Flashcards
Approved Change Request
A modification request that has been authorized as a result of undergoing the integrated change control process.
Approved Change Requests Review
Audit of the implementation of approved modifications to ensure they function as intended.
Assumption
A premise considered to be true without benefit of proof.
Assumptions Analysis
The evaluation of project assumptions used to determine the risks that could be incurred as a result of the inexact, fragmentary, or unpredictable nature of the assumptions.
Baseline
The agreed upon level of work (or other variable) used as a basis for comparison; once established, any changes must be authorized through formal change control procedures.
Benefits Management Plan
A component of the project management plan that details the manner in which the benefits provided by a project or program are created, maximized, and sustained.
Business Case
A document that attempts to prove the economic feasibility of a business idea, such as a product or service, to justify the project.
Business Value
An abstraction that includes tangible and intangible elements associated with project, program, and portfolio management that maximize the value to the organization.
Change
A modification to any deliverable, project management plan component, or project document subject to the formal change control process.
Change Control
The process of determining, documenting, reviewing, and then approving or rejecting any proposed modifications to project documentation, deliverables, or baselines.
Change Control Board (CCB)
The group accountable for considering, appraising, and making decisions about (approval, postponement, or rejection) proposed project changes and for documenting and communicating those decisions.
Change Control System
The procedures that govern modifications to project documents, deliverables, and baselines.
Change Control Tools
Tools associated with modification and configuration management.
Change Log
A list of proposed project modifications and their associated details including description, date, requester, and status.
Change Management Plan
A plan that defines the project change management process.
Change Request
A formal solicitation for a project modification that relates to the approach to, or outcome of, the project.
Close Project or Phase
The process of completing each activity across all process groups in order to finalize a project or phase.
Configuration Management
A process which verifies that the products of the project are complete and accurate.
Configuration Management System
A subsystem within the project management system that is comprised of documented procedures that delineate the method by which the attributes of a product, result, service, or component of a project are determined; attribute changes are controlled via authorization rules and a tracking system; conformance requirements can be corroborated through audit.
Constraint
An internal or external limitation of the project.
Corrective Action
An action to bring project work performance into alignment with the project management plan.
Data
Discrete, unordered, unprocessed metrics or raw observations.
Data Analysis Techniques
Techniques used to order, assess, and evaluate data and information.
Data Gathering Techniques
Techniques utilized to amass data and information from diverse sources.
Data Representation Techniques
Approaches, especially the creation of graphical representations, utilized to communicate data and information.
Deliverable
Any product, result, or service that must be generated to complete a process, phase, or project.