Definitions (Brown Cards)

Question 1

Develop Project Charter

Answer 1

The processes of developing a document that formally authorizes the project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply resources to project activities

Question 2

Develop Project Management Plan

Answer 2

The processes of defining, preparing and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them onto a comprehensive project management plan

Question 3

Direct and Manage Project Work

Answer 3

The process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project objectives

Question 4

Manage Project Knowledge

Answer 4

The process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objective and contribute to organizational learning

Question 5

Monitor and control project work

Answer 5

The processes of tracking, reviewing, and reporting progress against the objectives defined in the project management plan.

Question 6

Perform integrated change control

Answer 6

The processes of revewing all change requests, approving and managing changes to the project and communicating their disposition.

Question 7

Close Project of Phase

Answer 7

The processes of finalizing all activities across all of the project manage processes groups to formally complate the project, phase, or contract.

Question 8

plan scope management

Answer 8

the process of creating a scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined, validated, and controlled.

Question 9

Collect Requirements

Answer 9

the process of determining, documenting, and managing stakeholder needs & requirements to meet project objectives.

Question 10

Define Scope

Answer 10

the process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.

Question 11

Create WBS

Answer 11

the process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components.

Question 12

Validate scope

Answer 12

the process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

Question 13

Control Scope

Answer 13

the process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline.

Question 14

Plan Schedule Management

Answer 14

the process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing and controlling the project schedule.

Question 15

Define Activities

Answer 15

the process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.

Question 16

Sequence Activities

Answer 16

the process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities.

Question 17

Develop Schedule

Answer 17

the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule model.

Question 18

Control Schedule

Answer 18

The process of monitoring the status of project activities and manage changes to the schedule basline to achieve the plan.

Question 19

plan cost management

Answer 19

the process of defining how the project costs will be estimated, budgeted, managed, monitored, and controlled.

Question 20

estimate costs

Answer 20

The processes of developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete the project activities.

Question 21

Determine budget

Answer 21

the process of aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities to establish an authorized cost baseline.

Question 22

estimate activity durations

Answer 22

the process of estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources.

Question 23

control costs

Answer 23

The processes for monitoring the status of a project in order to update the project costs and managing changes to the cost baseline.

Question 24

plan quality management

Answer 24

The Processes of identifying quality requirements for the project and its deliverables and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance

Question 25

manage quality

Answer 25

the processes of translating the quality management plan into executable activities

Question 26

control quality

Answer 26

the processes of monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes

Question 27

plan resource management

Answer 27

the processes of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and utilize physical and team resources.

Question 28

estimate activity resources

Answer 28

the processes of estimating the type of quantities of material, human resources, equipment or supplies required to perform each activity

Question 29

Acquire resources

Answer 29

the process of obtaining team members, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources necessary to complete project work.

Question 30

develop team

Answer 30

the processes of improving competencies, team member interaction, and overall team environment to enhance project performance

Question 31

manage team

Answer 31

the process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance

Question 32

control resources

Answer 32

the processes of ensuring that the resources are available, as well as monitoring planned versus actual use, and performing corrective action.

Question 33

plan communications management

Answer 33

the process of developing an appropriate approach for project communications based on stakeholders’ needs and available organizational assets.

Question 34

manage communications

Answer 34

the process of ensuring timely and appropriate collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, monitoring, and disposition of project information

Question 35

monitor communications

Answer 35

the process of monitoring and controlling communications throughout the entire project to ensure the information needs of the project stakeholders are met.

Question 36

plan risk management

Answer 36

the process of defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project

Question 37

identify risks

Answer 37

the process of determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics.

Question 38

perform qualitative risk analysis

Answer 38

the process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by combining their probability of occurrence and impact

Question 39

perform quantitative risk analysis

Answer 39

the process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on the overall project objectives

Question 40

plan risk responses

Answer 40

the process of developing options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to project objectives

Question 41

implementing risk responses

Answer 41

the process of implementing risk response plans, monitoring risks, identifying new risks and evaluating risk processes effectiveness

Question 42

monitor risks

Answer 42

the process of monitoring risks, identifying new risks and evaluating risk processes effectiveness.

Question 43

plan procurement management

Answer 43

the process of documenting project procurement decisions, specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers.

Question 44

conduct procurements

Answer 44

the process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller and awarding a contract.

Question 45

control procurements

Answer 45

the process of managing procurement relationships, monitoring contract performance, and making changes and corrections as appropriate and closing out contracts.

Question 46

identify stakeholders

Answer 46

the process of identifying the people that could be impacted by the decision during the project, and documenting information on their potential impact on the project success.

Question 47

plan stakeholder engagement

Answer 47

the process of developing appropriate management strategies to effectively engage stakeholders throughout the project

Question 48

manage stakeholder engagement

Answer 48

the process of communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their expectations and address issues as they occur throughout the project.

Question 49

monitor stakeholder engagement

Answer 49

the process of monitoring overall project stakeholder relationships and adjusting strategies and plans for engaging stakeholders