Cert flashcards 1

Question 1

A factor in the planning process that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or demonstration.

Answer 1

Assumption

Question 2

The net quantifiable benefit derived from a business endeavor. The benefit may be tangible, intangible, or both.

Answer 2

Business Value

Question 3

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

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Deliverable

Question 4

A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project, program, portfolio, or process.

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Constraint

Question 5

Conditions, not under the immediate control of the team, that influence, constrain, or direct the project, program, or portfolio.

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Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs)

Question 6

The ongoing, repetitive processes an organization uses to produce the products or services necessary to fulfill its mission.

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Operations

Question 7

Plans, processes, policies, procedures, and knowledge bases that are specific to and used by the performing organization.

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Organizational Process Assets (OPAs)

Question 8

A framework in which portfolio, program, and project management are integrated with organizational enablers in order to achieve strategic objectives.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM)

Question 9

Projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives.

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Portfolio

Question 10

The centralized control of one or more sets of activities or deliverables to achieve strategic objectives.

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Portfolio Management

Question 11

A group of related projects and activities managed in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.

Answer 11

Program

Question 12

The application of knowledge, skills, and principles to a program to achieve the program objectives and obtain benefits and control not available by managing program components individually.

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Program Management

Question 13

The iterative process of increasing the level of detail in a project management plan as greater amounts of information and more accurate estimates become available.

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Progressive Elaboration

Question 14

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

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Project

Question 15

The framework, functions, and processes that guide project management activities in order to create a unique product, service, or result to meet organizational, strategic, and operational goals.

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Project Governance

Question 16

The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.

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Project Management

Question 17

A management structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and techniques.

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Project Management Office (PMO)

Question 18

The members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities.

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Project Management Team

Question 19

The person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.

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Project Manager (PM)

Question 20

An individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project, program, or portfolio.

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Stakeholder

Question 21

A document established by an authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example.

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Standard

Question 22

An organizational structure in which staff is grouped by areas of specialization and the project manager has limited authority to assign work and apply resources.

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Functional Organization

Question 23

A mixture of experience, values and beliefs, contextual information, intuition, and insight that people use to make sense of new experiences and information.

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Knowledge

Question 24

The components that comprise the key functions or principles of general management in the organization. The general management elements are allocated within the organization according to its governance framework and the organizational structure type selected.

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Management Elements

Question 25

Any organizational structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and for directing the work of persons assigned to the project.

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Matrix Organization

Question 26

An information system consisting of the tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.

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Project Management Information System (PMIS)