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Course Four: Project Execution: Running the Project Flashcards

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Abandoned project

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A project in which inadequate handoff or transition on the project deliverables occurs

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Acceptance criteria

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Pre-established standards or requirements that a product, service, or process must meet

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Accessible

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Something that is easily used, accessed, or adapted for use by people experiencing disabilities

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Adoption metrics

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Metrics that indicate whether or not a product, service, or process is accepted and used

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Air cover

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Support for and protection of a team in the face of out-of-scope requests or criticism from leadership

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Analytics

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The process of answering business questions, discovering relationships, and predicting outcomes based on the analysis of data

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Bad compromise

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A situation that occurs when two parties settle on a so-called solution but the end product still suffers

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Burndown chart

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A line chart that measures the time against the amount of work done and the amount of work remaining; useful for projects that require a granular, broken-down look at each task

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Change

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Anything that alters or impacts the tasks, structures, or processes within a project

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Change log

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A record of all notable changes on a project

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Character

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The qualities or features that make up and distinguish a person, like honesty, integrity, and kindness

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Confirmation bias

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A type of data bias that refers to the tendency to search for information that confirms preexisting beliefs

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Conger’s four steps (EF PC)

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Refers to Jay A. Conger’s four-step approach to effectively persuade and influence another person to consider new ideas:

establish credibility, frame for common ground, provide evidence, and connect emotionally

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Continuous improvement

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An ongoing effort to improve products or services; begins with recognizing when processes and tasks need to be created, eliminated, or improved

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Control

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An experiment or observation designed to minimize the effects of variables

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Cost variance

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The difference between actual cost and budgeted cost

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Critical user journey

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The sequence of steps a user follows to accomplish tasks in a product

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Customer satisfaction score:

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A metric that indicates how well the project delivered what it set out to do and how well it satisfies customer and stakeholder needs

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Dashboard

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A type of user interface—typically a graph or summary chart— that provides a snapshot view of a project’s progress or performance

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Data

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A collection of facts or information; the numbers and feedback available about different aspects of a project

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Data analysis

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The collection, transformation, and organization of data to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making

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Data bias:

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A type of error that is influenced by one’s inherent beliefs

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Data ethics

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The well-founded standards of right and wrong that dictate how data is collected, shared, and used

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Data privacy

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The act of protecting a data subject’s information and activity any time a data transaction occurs

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Data visualization

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A graphical representation of information to facilitate understanding

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Data-driven improvement frameworks

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Techniques used to make decisions based on actual data

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Dependability:

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A quality indicating team members are reliable and complete their work on time

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Dependency management

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The process of managing interrelated tasks and resources within a project to ensure that the overall project is completed successfully, on time, and on budget

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Deviation

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Anything that alters the original course of action

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Discretionary dependencies

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Dependencies that could occur on their own, but the team saw a need to make those dependencies reliant on one another

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DMAIC (“duh May see”)

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The five steps to take when working toward continuous improvements: define, measure, analyze, improve, and control

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Duration

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The amount of time it takes to complete or produce something

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Edge case

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Rare outliers that the original requirements of the project didn’t account for; deals with the extreme maximums and minimums of parameters

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Engagement metrics

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Metrics that indicate the degree to which a product or service is used—the frequency of use, amount of time spent using it, and the range of use

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Escalation

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The process of enlisting the help of higher-level project leadership or management to remove an obstacle, clarify or reinforce priorities, and validate next steps

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Ethical leadership (HJRCI)

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A form of leadership that promotes and values honesty, justice, respect, community, and integrity

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Expressiveness

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Refers to one’s ability to communicate with others

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External dependencies

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Asks that are reliant on outside factors, like regulatory agencies or other projects

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Feedback survey

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A survey in which users provide feedback on features of a product that they like or dislike

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Force majeure

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An unforeseen circumstance that prevents someone from fulfilling a contract due to a major crisis (ex: Pandemic)

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Gantt chart:

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A project-tracking visual that is useful for staying on schedule; ideal for projects with many dependencies and larger project teams

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Happiness metrics

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Metrics that relate to different aspects of the user’s overall satisfaction with a product or service

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Headline

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The one-sentence main point that illustrates a slide

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Impact

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The belief that the results of one’s work matter and create change

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Impact report

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A presentation guided by a deck or slideshow that shows key stakeholders and others the value that’s been added by the project

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Inclusive leadership

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A form of leadership where everyone’s unique identity, background, and experiences are respected, valued, and integrated into how the team operates

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Influencing statement

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A conversation opener that sets a person up for success with their audience

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Information

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An organizational source of power that refers to one’s level of access and control over information

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Internal dependencies

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The relationship between two tasks within the same project

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Interpretation bias

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A type of data bias that refers to the tendency to always interpret ambiguous situations as either negative or positive

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Issue

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A known and real problem that may affect the ability to complete a task

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Knowledge

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Refers to the power drawn from one’s expertise in certain subjects, unique abilities and skill sets, and ability to learn new things

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Line chart

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A type of chart that displays information as a series of data point markers; helpful for showing trends and behaviors over set periods of time or overall

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Mandatory dependencies

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Tasks that are legally or contractually required

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Metric

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A quantifiable measurement that is used to track and assess a business objective

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Milestone

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An important point within the project schedule that indicates progress and usually signifies the completion of a deliverable or phase of the project

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Never-ending project

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A project in which the project deliverables and tasks cannot be completed

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Observer bias

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A type of data bias that refers to the tendency for different people to observe different things

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On-time completion rate

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A productivity metric that helps illustrate to clients and stakeholders how the project is progressing and when they can expect certain deliverables to be ready

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PDCA

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A four-step process that focuses on identifying a problem, fixing the issue, assessing whether the fix was successful, and fine-tuning the final fix; stands for: plan, do, check, and act

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Portfolio

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A collection of programs and projects across a whole organization

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Probability and impact matrix

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A tool used to prioritize project risks

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Process improvement

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The practice of identifying, analyzing, and improving existing processes to enhance performance, meet best practices, or optimize consumer experiences

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Productivity metrics

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Metrics that track the effectiveness and efficiency of a project, including items like tasks, milestones, projections, and duration

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Program

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A collection of projects

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Project closeout report

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A document that describes what the team did, how they did it, and what they delivered; evaluates the quality of work and the project’s performance with respect
to budget and schedule

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Project closing

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A process performed to formally complete a project, the current phase, and contractual obligations

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Project status report

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An update that gives an overview of all of a project’s common elements and summarizes them at a given point in time

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Project task

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An activity that needs to be accomplished within a set period of time

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Projection

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A prediction of a future outcome—such as future productivity trends, project durations, costs, performance, or quality—based on current information; also called a forecast

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Psychological safety

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Psychological safety: An individual’s perception of the consequences of taking an interpersonal risk

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Qualitative data

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Information about subjective qualities that can’t be measured with numerical data

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Quality

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Refers to when the outlined requirements for the deliverable are fulfilled and meet or exceed the needs and expectations of customers

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Quality assurance

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A review process that evaluates whether a project is moving towards delivering a high-quality service or product; also called QA

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Quality control

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Techniques used to ensure quality standards when a problem is identified; also called QC

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Quality metrics

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Metrics that relate to achieving acceptable outcomes, such as number of changes, issues, and cost variance

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Quality planning

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The actions of the project manager or team to establish and conduct a process for identifying and determining exactly which standards of quality are relevant to the project as a whole and how to satisfy them

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Quality standards

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Requirements, specifications, or guidelines that can be used to ensure that materials, products, processes, and services are fit for achieving the desired outcome

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Quantitative data

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Statistical and numerical facts

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RAG status report:

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A report that follows a traffic light pattern to indicate progress and status: “red” indicates there are critical issues that need resolution, “amber/yellow’ means that there are potential issues with schedule or budget, and “green” means the that the project is on track

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Reputation

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Refers to how others perceive a person overall

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Retrospective

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A meeting in which project teams discuss successes, failures, and possible future improvements on a project

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Risk

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A potential event that could occur and impact a project

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Risk exposure

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A way to measure potential future loss resulting from a specific activity or event

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Risk management

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The process of identifying, evaluating, and addressing potential risks and issues that could impact a project

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Risk register

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A table or chart that contains a list of risks

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Roadmap

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A project-tracking visual that is useful for high-level tracking of large milestones

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ROAM technique

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A strategy used to help manage actions after risks arise; stands for resolved, owned, accepted, and mitigated

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ROCCC

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An acronym used in data ethics best practices to ensure that data is reliable, original, comprehensive, current, and cited

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Sampling bias

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A type of data bias in which the sample isn’t representative of the population as the whole

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Scope creep

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When changes, growth, and other factors affect a project’s scope

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Signal

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An observable change

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Signpost

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A way to clue the audience in to where a presentation is going and what to expect

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Stacked bar chart

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A type of bar chart that can show part-to-whole variables simultaneously; useful when comparing numerical information; also called a Marimekko chart

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Test case

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A sequence of steps and its expected results

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Timeboxing

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Refers to setting a time limit

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Timeout

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Refers to taking a moment away from the project to regroup and adjust the game plan

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Trench wars

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Conflicts that occur when two peers or groups can’t come to an agreement and neither party is willing to give in

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User acceptance test

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A trial that helps a business test its users; also called a UAT

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User story

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An informal, general explanation of a feature written from the perspective of the end user

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Work groups

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People in an organization who work toward a common goal; based on and assigned by organizational or managerial hierarchy

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