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QA

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Quality Assurance

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QC

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Quality Control

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ID

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Activity Identifier

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IT

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Information Technology

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PM

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Project Manager / Project Management

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PMBOK®

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Project Management Body Of Knowledge

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PMI®

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Project Management Institute

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What are Acceptance Criteria?

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A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables are accepted.

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What is an Activity?

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A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project.

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What is Activity Duration?

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The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity. In simple terms, it’s the length of time that it takes to complete an activity.

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What is an Activity Identifier?

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A unique identifier for each schedule activity in a schedule network diagram.

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What is an Assumption?

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A factor that is considered to be true or certain for the purpose of planning, without demonstration or proof.

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Who is a Buyer?

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The owner of the final product, a subcontractor, the acquiring organization, a service requestor, or the purchaser.

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What is a Calendar Unit?

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The unit of time used in scheduling a project. Example hours, days, weeks, months, etc.

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What are Criteria?

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Standards, rules, or tests used as a basis for decision making, or for evaluating a product, service, result, or process.

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What is the definition of a Defect?

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An anomaly or flaw, in a deliverable such that the deliverable does not meet its requirements or specifications.

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Define Duration (DU or DUR).

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The total number of work periods (days, weeks, etc.), excluding holidays or other nonworking periods, required to complete an activity or work breakdown structure component.

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Define Effort.

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The number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component, often expressed in hours, days, or weeks.

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What is a Finish Date?

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The date of completion of a schedule activity, usually qualified by one of the eight following: actual, planned, estimated, scheduled, early, late, baseline, target, or current.

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Define Forecast.

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An estimate or prediction of future conditions and events in a project based on project’s performance, and other information available at the time of the forecast.

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Define Issue.

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A current condition or situation that may have an impact on the project objectives.

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What is a Log?

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A document used to record and track selected items (like changes, issues, etc.) during the execution of a process or an activity. Usually used with a modifier, such as issue, change, issue, or assumption.

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What is a Milestone?

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A significant point or event in a project, program, or portfolio, for example, completing a key deliverable.

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What is Percent Complete?

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The ratio of the estimated amount of work completed to the total estimated work on an activity or a WBS component, expressed in percentage.

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What is a Preventive Action?

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An intentional activity that ensures the future performance of the project work is aligned with the Project Management Plan.

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What is a Resource?

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Everything needed to complete a project. Examples include human resources, equipment, services, supplies, material and funds.

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Define Result.

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An output of a project management process or an activity. It could be an outcome (e.g. a business process, an upgraded system, a research study, a trained resource, etc.) or a document (e.g. a new policy document, a training plan, a research report, etc.).

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Define Rework.

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Action taken to bring a defective or non-conforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications.

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What is a Schedule?

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A generic term for project schedule, or schedule model.

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What is a Start Date?

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The start date of a schedule activity, usually qualified by one of the following: actual, planned, estimated, scheduled, early, late, target, baseline, or current.

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What is a Successor Activity?

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A dependent activity that logically comes after another activity in a schedule. In other words, it’s the “to” activity of a logical relationship in a schedule network.

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What is a Template?

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A partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting, organizing, and presenting information and data.

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What is Negotiation?

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A discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.

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Define Variation.

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An actual condition that is different from the expected condition, which is contained in the baseline plan.

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What is a Change (in the context of project management)?

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A modification to any formally controlled deliverable, project management plan component, or project document.

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What is an Activity List?

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A list of project activities that shows the activity description, activity identifier and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed.

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What is a Deliverable?

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Any unique and verifiable product, result, or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process, phase, or project.

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What is an Estimate?

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A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome of a variable, such as project costs, resources, effort, or durations. It should always include some indication of accuracy (e.g., ± x percent).

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What is an Input?

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Any item, whether internal or external to the project, which is required by a process before that process proceeds. May be an output from a predecessor process.

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What are Lessons Learned?

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The knowledge gained during a project which shows how project events were addressed or should be addressed in the future with the purpose of improving future performance. They can be identified at any point during the project.

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What is an Output?

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A product, result, or service generated by a process.

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What is a Milestone List?

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A list identifying all project milestones and normally indicates whether the milestone is mandatory or optional.

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What is Requirements Documentation?

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A description of how individual requirements meet the business need for the project.

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What is meant by Selected Sellers?

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The sellers who have been selected to provide a contracted set of services or products.

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What are Team Performance Assessments?

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Assessments of the entire project team’s performance.

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What is an Assumption Log?

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A project document used to record all assumptions and constraints throughout the project life cycle.

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What is a Lessons Learned Register?

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A project document used to record knowledge gained during a project so that it can be used in the current project and entered into the lessons learned repository for future projects.

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What is the PMBOK® Guide?

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The standard for managing most projects most of the time across many types of industries. It describes the project management processes used to manage a project toward a more successful outcome.

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What is a Life Cycle?

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It’s a general term for Project Life Cycle.

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What is Historical Information?

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Documents and data on prior projects including project files, records, correspondence, closed contracts, and closed projects.

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What is a Lessons Learned Repository?

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A store of historical information about lessons learned from previous projects, such as issues faced, things done right, things gone wrong, decisions made, etc. This is an integral part of the process of continuous improvement.

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Define Seller.

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A vendor, supplier, or contractor that provides products, services, or results to an organization.

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What is Data Date?

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It is the “as of” date or the date on which reporting is done. It is also known as As-of-Date or Status Date.

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What is Colocation?

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An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication, working relationships, and productivity.

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What is a Flowchart?

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A diagrammatic representation of the inputs, process actions, and outputs of one or more processes within a system.

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What is a Technique?

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A procedure employed by a human to perform an activity to produce a deliverable. Technique may employ one or more tools.

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What is a Tool?

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Something tangible (e.g. scheduling software, simulation program, template, etc.) that is used to perform an activity to produce a deliverable.

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What is Networking?

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Establishing connections and relationships with other people from the same or other organizations.

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What are Data Gathering Techniques?

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Techniques used to collect data and information from a variety of sources.

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What are Data Analysis Techniques?

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Techniques used to organize, assess, and evaluate data and information.

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What is Market Research?

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The process of gathering information at conferences, online reviews, and a variety of sources to identify market capabilities.

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What is Observation/Conversation?

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A technique that provides a direct way of viewing individuals in their environment performing their jobs or tasks and carrying out processes. It is also known as “job shadowing”.

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What are Questionnaires?

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Written sets of questions designed to quickly accumulate information from a large number of respondents.

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What are Data Representation Techniques?

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Graphic representations or other methods used to convey data and information.

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What is an Interview?

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A formal or an informal approach to elicit information from the stakeholders by talking to them directly.

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What is a Virtual Team?

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A group of people with a shared goal who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting face to face.

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What is another name for Interpersonal and Team Skills?

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Soft Skills

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Projects are how businesses implement changes. True or False?

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True.

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Which process produces the Scope Management Plan?

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Plan Scope Management

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What is the purpose of Project Schedule Network Diagrams?

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To develop (project) schedule.

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What is the primary output of the Close Project or Phase process?

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Final product, service or result transition

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In which process(es) is Critical Path Method (CPM) used?

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  • Develop Schedule - Control Schedule
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Which Process Group does the Conduct Procurements process belong to?

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Executing

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What are the two types of knowledge?

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Explicit and Tacit

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If you want to know a project’s assumptions and constraints, which document would you refer to?

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Assumption Log

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Who usually performs Manage Quality activities such as failure analysis, design of experiments, and quality improvement on the project?

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Quality Assurance department

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Give 3 examples of Interactive Communication.

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  • Face-to-face meetings - Teleconferences - Phone calls
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What is internal communication?

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Communication within the project.

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What is external communication?

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Communication with the customer, vendors, other projects, organizations, and the public.

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