Reverse Glossary

Question 1

What is the term for the planned work contained at the lowest level of the WBS?

Answer 1

Work Package

Question 2

Which requirement gathering technique enhances Brainstorming with a voting process to rank the most useful ideas for further brainstorming?

Answer 2

Nominal Group Technique

Question 3

What is the project planning term for grouping of subtasks or activities across multiple interdependent work packages, between milestones or a given time period?

Answer 3

Summary Activity

Question 4

Which statistical measure can be used to calculate the probability of completing a project by a given date or in a given time?

Answer 4

Standard Deviation

Question 5

What is a schedule network diagram without a time-scale, commonly referred to as?

Answer 5

Pure Logic Diagram

Question 6

What is the term to describe the tendency where people start to apply themselves only at the last possible moment before the deadline?

Answer 6

Student Syndrome

Question 7

What is the project management term for the supporting documentation that provides a clear and complete understanding of how the cost estimate was derived?

Answer 7

Basis of Estimates

Question 8

Which graphical analysis technique examines project performance over time to determine if performance is improving or deteriorating?

Answer 8

Trend Analysis

Question 9

What is Pareto’s Law popularly known as?

Answer 9

80/20 principle

Question 10

What is the name of the technique used during the Plan Quality Management process to statistically determine the variables which will improve quality?

Answer 10

Design of Experiments (DOE)

Question 11

Which tool is used to determine correlation between two variables?

Answer 11

Scatter Diagram

Question 12

What is the term to describe documented results of quality control activities in the format specified during quality planning?

Answer 12

Quality Control Measurements

Question 13

What is the term for the sum total of money spent during the project to avoid failures, and during and after the project because of failures?

Answer 13

Cost of Quality

Question 14

Which tool illustrates the number of hours a person, a department, or an entire project team is needed each week (or month) over the course of the project?

Answer 14

Resource Histogram

Question 15

Which model classifies project stakeholders by their power, urgency and legitimacy?

Answer 15

Salience Model

Question 16

What is a common way of representing the gap between the current and desired engagement levels of stakeholders?

Answer 16

Stakeholders Engagement Assessment Matrix

Question 17

Which technique helps to determine the risks which have the most potential impact on the project?

Answer 17

Sensitivity Analysis

Question 18

Which tool would you use to graphically represent the results of Sensitivity Analysis?

Answer 18

Tornado Diagram

Question 19

The method in which parties seek help of a private third party to make a decision regarding a dispute, outside of the court, is known as?

Answer 19

Arbitration

Question 20

Which process verifies the acceptance of all the work and deliverables of the contract?

Answer 20

Control Procurements

Question 21

What is the term to describe an ordered list of all the work, presented in story form?

Answer 21

Backlog

Question 22

What is a commonly used measure for estimating user stories?

Answer 22

Story points

Question 23

What is the term to describe a graphical representation of the work remaining versus the time left in a timebox?

Answer 23

Burndown Chart

Question 24

What is the term to describe a graphical representation of the work completed toward the release of a product?

Answer 24

Burnup Chart

Question 25

What are schedule activities on the critical path called?

Answer 25

Critical Path Activities

Question 26

What is the term to describe a network path with low amount of float?

Answer 26

Near-Critical Path

Question 27

What is total Planned Value (PV) of a project also known as?

Answer 27

Budget At Completion (BAC)

Question 28

What is the ratio of Work Remaining to Funds Remaining known as?

Answer 28

To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)

Question 29

A documented economic feasibility study used to establish validity of the benefits of a selected component lacking sufficient definition and that is used as a basis for the authorization of further project management activities is termed as?

Answer 29

Business Case

Question 30

In this leadership style, the project manager is primarily focused on getting the tasks done, with little regard to the team member’s feelings. Which leadership style is this?

Answer 30

Autocratic

Question 31

In this leadership style, the project manager tells the team members what, when, where, and how to do things. Which leadership style is this?

Answer 31

Directing

Question 32

In this leadership style, the project manager encourages the team members to actively participate in the decision-making process. A lot of authority is delegated to the team members and they play an active role in managing the project. Which leadership style is this?

Answer 32

Democratic or Participative

Question 33

In this leadership style, the project manager turns things over to the team members, and only monitors the work at a high level.

Answer 33

Laissez-faire

Question 34

A person’s legal or moral responsibility to promote the best interest of an organization or party he/she is affiliated with, is known as?

Answer 34

Duty of Loyalty

Question 35

Judging others’ cultures or norms from the perspective of one’s own culture or norms is called?

Answer 35

Ethnocentrism

Question 36

What are Functional Managers also referred to as?

Answer 36

Line Managers

Question 37

The process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, organizational process assets, project documents, and the project management plan, and communicating the decisions, is known as?

Answer 37

Perform Integrated Change Control

Question 38

Name the process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objectives and contribute to organizational learning.

Answer 38

Manage Project Knowledge

Question 39

What is the term for the period of time required to recover the investment made in a project?

Answer 39

Payback Period

Question 40

The discount rate at which the NPV of a project is zero is known as?

Answer 40

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Question 41

The sum that has already been spent on a project and cannot be recovered is known as?

Answer 41

Sunk Cost

Question 42

Legitimate Power of a Project Manager is also known as?

Answer 42

Formal Power

Question 43

Penalty Power of a Project Manager is also known as?

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Punitive or Coercive Power

Question 44

Referent Power of a Project Manager is also known as?

Answer 44

Charisma Power

Question 45

This technique, also known as “job shadowing”, provides a direct way of viewing individuals in their environment and how they perform their jobs and carry out processes. It is particularly helpful for detailed processes when users or customers have difficulty or are reluctant to articulate their requirements. What is this technique called?

Answer 45

Observation/Conversation

Question 46

What is a time-scaled schedule network diagram format also referred to as?

Answer 46

Logic Bar Chart

Question 47

What are prevention and appraisal costs collectively known as?

Answer 47

Cost of Conformance

Question 48

What are failure costs also known as?

Answer 48

Cost of Non-Conformance

Question 49

What is the term to describe a risk symptom or warning sign?

Answer 49

Risk Trigger or Trigger Condition