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PK0-004 Terms Chapter 01 Defining Fundamentals Flashcards

1
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a temporary work endeavor that creates a unique product, service, or result

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project

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an independently-manageable component of an existing project

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subproject

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the planned effort for executing and monitoring a project in order to accomplish its defined goals and objectives

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project management

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a group of related projects that have a common objective

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program

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projects without a common objective, but managed in a group

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multiple projects

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a collection of projects, programs, and operational work to achieve the strategic business objectives of an organization

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portfolio

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ongoing, repetitive tasks that produce the same outcome every time they are performed

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operations

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a centralized, permanent, ongoing administrative unit or department that serves to improve project management performance within an organization

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Project Management Office (PMO)

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a person who has a vested business interest in the outcome of a project, or who is actively involved in its work

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stakeholder

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individuals org organizations who will receive the product or service generated by the project

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customer

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those who will be affected by the product or service generated by the project

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end-user

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individuals or groups that provide finances, management support, and overall control of the project

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sponsor

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members are part of the project selection committees and belong to the project governance side of the organization

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portfolio managers/portfolio review board

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manage related projects in a a program to obtain maximum benefit;

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program managers

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an administrative unit that supervises and coordinates the management of all projects within an organization

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project management office (PMO)

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individuals responsible for managing all aspects of a project

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project managers

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those memenbers of the project team that perform management activities

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project management team

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this role exists when the organizational structure doesn’t warrant or support a full-scale project manager

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project coordinator

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this role creaes and maintains the project timeline

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scheduler

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comprises the project manager, the project management team, and other individual team members

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project team

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external parties who enter into a contractual agreement with the organization and provide components or services to the project

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vendors

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provide specialized support to tasks, such as installation, customization, or training

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business partners

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indivuduals who provide resources to the project manager

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functional manager

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manage the core business areas such as design, manufacturing, provisioning, testing, research & development, or maintenance side of the organization

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operations managers

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Who has the responsibility to resolve conflicts that arise between project priorities and day-to-day business priorities?

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senior management

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project phases, taken together

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project life cycle

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a formal name for the project phases of the project life cycle

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process groups

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The 5 phases of the project life cycle

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Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing

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determining which processes are appropriate for a given project

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tailoring

30
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a comprehensive methodology to control a project and ensure its success

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project governance

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a check-point review of of project deliverables and performance that occurs at each phase of a project

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phase-gate review / governance-gate review

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a type of gate review common in software development projects, located before a phase that is strongly dependent on the outcome of the previous phase

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quality-gate review

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the process of increasing the level of detail in a project management plan as more information and more accurate estimates become availavble

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progressive elaboration

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a technique in which work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, whereas future work is planned with much less detail

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rolling-wave planning

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the compositional makeup of an organization that describes how various groups and individuals within the organization interrelate

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organizational structure

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a visual representation of a project’s organizational structure. Its purpose is to show both the reporting relationships within the project, and the project’s relationship to the parent organization

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organizational chart

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an organizational structure in which:
- each department is repsonsbile for carrying out a specific, similar set of duties
- multiple people perform each activiity
- reporting is hierarchical, with each individual reporting to a single manager
- the project manager’s authority is low, relative to the functional manager’s authority

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functional organization

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an organizational structure characterized by:
- a blend of functional and projectized structures
- individuals report upward to a functional manager, but also horizontally to a project manager
- may be characterized as weak, balanced, or strong, depending on the authority of the project manager to the functional manager

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matrix organization

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an organizational structure characterized by:
- co-located team members
- the PM and and core project team operate as a completely separate unit within the parent ORG
- PM has full authority of the team
- PM reports to a program manager, and has significant authority and indepdendence

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projectized structure

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an iterative and incremental project management approach focusing on customer value and team empowerment. It features adaptive planning, continuous feedback, self-organizing, self-directed teams.

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agile project management

41
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List the principles of Agile development

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Customer value
Iterative & incremental delivery
Intense collaboration
Small, integrated teams
Self-organizing Teams
Continuous Improvement

42
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an agile term describing customer requirements or features

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user stories

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an agile role describing an individual or organization responsible for gathering inputs about a product from the customer and translating those requirements into the product vision for the team and stakeholders.

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product owner

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an agile role describing an individual who serves, protects and supports the development team like a coach or facilitator, and who works closely with the product owner, but does not control the Scrum team

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scrum master

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an agile role describing dedicated, self-managing, cross-functional, fully empowered individuals who deliver finished work required by the customer.

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scrum team

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an agile term describing individuals who can affect or be affected by the project, either positively or negatively. Also includes the customer.

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stakeholder

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an agile term that describes an individual or organization who requires the end product

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customer

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an agile term describing a prioritized list of customer requirements.

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product backlog

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a list of users stories selected from the product backlog that the scrum team chooses and commits to completing within a given sprint cycle

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sprint backlog

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this term represents a complete process from planning to delivery and demo of a part of a product

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sprint (sprint cycle)

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a tool used to track the progress of a project by plotting the number of days of sprint against the number of hours of work remaining

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burndown chart

52
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what defines “strategic business objectives”?

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increasing revenue and profitability

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