Key Terms S

Question 1

schedule baseline

Answer 1

The final, approved project schedule that is used during project execution to monitor project progress.

Question 2

schedule control

Answer 2

The process of documenting and managing changes to the project schedule

Question 3

Schedule development

Answer 3

Calculating and preparing the schedule of project activities, which becomes the schedule baseline. It determines activity start and finish dates, finalizes activity sequences and durations, and determines activity duration estimates

Question 4

schedule performance index (SPI)

Answer 4

Measures the progress to date against the progress that was planned. The SPI indicator acts as an efficiency rating. If the result is greater than one, performance is better than expected, and you’re ahead of schedule. If it’s less than one, performance is less than expected, and you ’ re behind schedule. The formula is SPI = EV / PV.

Question 5

schedule update

Answer 5

Any change that is made to the project schedule as part of the ongoing
work involved with managing the project.

Question 6

schedule variance (SV)

Answer 6

The difference between a task’s progress as compared to its estimated progress represented in terms of cost. The formula is SV = EV – PV

Question 7

scope

Answer 7

The description of the work involved to complete the project. It defines both what
is included in the project and what is excluded from the project

Question 8

scope control

Answer 8

The process of documenting and managing changes to project scope. Any
modification to the agreed - upon WBS is considered a scope change. Changes in product scope will require changes to project scope, and scope changes always require schedule changes.

Question 9

scope creep

Answer 9

The minor changes or small additions that are made to the project outside of a formal scope change process that cause project scope to grow and change.

Question 10

scope definition

Answer 10

Per the PMBOK Guide, the process of breaking down the major deliverables from the scope statement to create the WBS. For purposes of the CompTIA objectives and exam, scope definition is used in a much broader sense to cover several scope
planning elements, including the scope statement and the scope management plan.

Question 11

scope management plan

Answer 11

Defines the process for preparing the scope statement and the WBS. This also documents the process that manages project scope and changes to project
scope

Question 12

scope planning

Answer 12

The process of defining the scope management plan, the scope statement,
and the WBS and WBS dictionary.

Question 13

scope statement

Answer 13

Documents the product description, key deliverables, success and acceptance criteria, key performance indicators, exclusions, assumptions, and constraints. The scope statement is used as a baseline for future project decisions

Question 14

scope verification

Answer 14

A process that concerns formally accepting the deliverables of the project and obtaining sign - off that they’re complete.

Question 15

scoring model

Answer 15

One of the benefit measurement methods used for project selection. It contains a predefined list of criteria against which each project is ranked. Each criterion has
a scoring range and a weighting factor. A scoring model can also be used as a tool to select from among competing vendors

Question 16

sequencing

Answer 16

Putting the project activities in the order in which they will take place.

Question 17

slack time

Answer 17

The amount of time allowed to delay the early start of a task without delaying the finish date of the project. This is also known as float time .

Question 18

sole source

Answer 18

A requirement that a product or service must be obtained from a single vendor in government work; also includes justification

Question 19

solictation

Answer 19

A requirement that a product or service must be obtained from a single vendor in government work; also includes justification

Question 20

sponsor

Answer 20

An executive in the organization with authority to allocate funds, assign resources, and enforce decisions regarding the project.

Question 21

staff acquisition

Answer 21

Obtaining human resources and assigning them to the project. Human resources may come from inside or outside the organization

Question 22

staffing management plan

Answer 22

Documents when and how human resources will be added to and released from the project team and what they will be working on while they are part of the team.

Question 23

stakeholder

Answer 23

A person or an organization that has something to gain or lose as a result of
the project. Most stakeholders have a vested interest in the outcomes of the project

Question 24

start-to-finish

Answer 24

A task relationship where the finish of the successor task is dependent on
the start of its predecessor.

Question 25

start-to-start

Answer 25

A project task relationship where the start of the successor task depends on the start of the predecessor task

Question 26

starvation

Answer 26

A type of project ending where resources are cut off from the project.

Question 27

statement of work (SOW)

Answer 27

Contains the details of a procurement item in clear, concise terms and includes the project objectives, a description of the work of the project, and concise specifications of the product or services required.

Question 28

status date

Answer 28

The date when the project manager measures how much has been spent on a specific task.

Question 29

success criteria

Answer 29

See acceptance criteria

Question 30

successor

Answer 30

A task on the network diagram that occurs after another task