PMP Flashcards
5 Whys Method
The question “Why?” is asked of a
problem in succession until the root cause is found.
80/20 rule
A general guideline with many applications; in terms of controlling processes, it
contends that a relatively large number of problems or defects, typically 80%, are
commonly due to a relatively small number of causes, typically 20%.
A/B Testing
A marketing approach used to determine user preferences by showing different sets of users’ similar services—an ‘Alpha’ and a ‘Beta’ version—with one independent variable.
Accept
Acceptance Criteria
Accepted Deliverables
Active Listening
Activity
Activity Attributes
Activity Cost Estimates
Activity Dependency
Activity Duration Estimates
Activity List
Activity on Arrow or Activity on Node
Activity Resource Estimates
Activity Resource Requirements
Actual Cost
Adaptive
Administrative Closure
Affinity Diagram
Affinity Estimating
Agile
Agile Coach
Agile Estimating
Agile Life Cycle
Agile Manifesto
Agile Modeling
Agile Practitioner
Agile Principles
Agile Release Planning
Agile Space
Agreements
Allowable Costs
Analogous Estimating
Analytical Techniques
Approved Change Requests
Artifact
Assumption
Assumption and Constraint Analysis
Assumption Log
Attribute Sampling Data
Audit
Autocratic
Avoid
Backlog
Backlog Refinement
Backward Pass
Bar Chart
Baseline
Benchmarking
Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
Benefits Management Plan
Bidder Conferences
Bottom-Up Estimating
Brainstorming
Breach of Contract
Budget
Budget at Completion (BAC)
Buffer
Burn Chart
Burn Rate
Burndown Chart
Burnup Chart
Business Case
Business Document
Business Requirement Documents (BRD)
Business Risk
Business Value
Cadence
Capability Maturity Model Information (CMMI)