CHAPTER 8 & 9 Flashcards

1
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The realized cost incurred for work performed on an activity during a specific time period.

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Actual Cost

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2
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The approved total budget for a project

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Budget at Cost

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3
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Oral or written acts or omissions by someone with actual or apparent authority that can be construed to have the same effect as a written change order

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Constructive Change Order

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4
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A graphical display or chart that illustrates the results of a process over time

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Control Chart

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5
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The measure of work performed expressed in terms of the budget authorized for that work

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Earned Value

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6
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A project performance measurement technique that integrates Scope, Cost, and Schedule data.

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Earned Value Management

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7
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A forecast of how much the project will cost upon completion

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Estimate At Completion

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8
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The graphic displays of logic and flow of processes that help analyze how problems occur and how processes can be improves

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Flowcharts

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9
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Reports that predict future project status and progress based on past information and trends

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Forecasts

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10
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A bar graph of a distribution of variables

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Histogram

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11
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The process of identifying, evaluating, and managing changes throughout a project’s life cycle

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Integrated Change Control

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12
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A histogram that can help identify and prioritize problem areas

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Pareto Chart

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13
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The authorized budget assigned to scheduled work

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Planned Value

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14
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Reports that describe what the project team has accomplished during a certain period

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Progress Reports

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15
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A chart that displays the history and pattern of variation of a process over time

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Run Chart

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16
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A diagram that helps show if there’s a relationship between two variables

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Scatter Diagram

17
Q

The formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables by the customer or designated stakeholders

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Scope Validation

18
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A milestone activity that was completed later than originally planned

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Slipped Milestone

19
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Reports that describe where a project stands at a specific point in time

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Status Reports

20
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A technique used to separate data to see patterns in data

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Stratification

21
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The measure of the cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work in order to meet a specified goal, such as the BAC or EAC

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TCPI

To-Complete Performance Index

22
Q

A gantt chart that compares planned and actual project schedule information

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Tracking Gantt Chart

23
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A deliverable that has been completed and checked for correctness as part of quality control

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Verified Deliverable

24
Q

The unplanned responses to risk events

A

Workarounds

25
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The process of communicating knowledge that was developed by one person or in one part of an organization to another person or part of an organization

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Knowledge Transfer

26
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A term sometimes used for a project close-out meeting

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Post-Mortem