Chapter 4 Flashcards
A starting point, a measurement, or an observation that is documented so that it can be used for future comparison; also defined as the original project plans plus approved changes.
Baseline
A management control point for performance measurement when scope, budget, and schedule are integrated and compared to the earned value.
Control account
Policies and procedures related to project management, past project files, and lessons learned reports from previous, similar projects.
Organizational process assets
A document used to coordinate all project planning documents and to help guide a project’s execution and control.
Project management plan
A condition or capability that is necessary to be present in a product, service, or result to satisfy a business need.
Requirement
A plan that describes how project requirements will be analyzed, documented and managed.
Requirements management plan
A table that lists requirements, various attributes of each requirement, and the status of the requirement to ensure that all of them are addressed.
Requirements Traceability Matric (RTM)
The approved project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary.
Scope baseline
The tendency for project scope to continually increase
Scope creep
Document that describes product characteristics and requirements, user acceptance criteria, and deliverables.
Scope statement
Formal acceptance of deliverables by the customer and other identified stakeholders.
Validation
A deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
A document that describes detailed information about WBS deliverables, sub-deliverables, and work packages.
WBS dictionary
A deliverable at the lowest level of the WBS, where it can be appropriately assigned to and managed by a single accountable person.
Work package
Evaluating if a deliverable complies with a regulation, requirement, specification or imposed condition
Verification
