Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted certainty.

Answer 1

CONTINGENCY

Question 2

a thing able to be provided, especially as a product of a developmental process

Answer 2

DELIVERABLE

Question 3

to carry out or put into effect a plan, order, or course of action

Answer 3

EXECUTE

Question 4

a chart in which a series of horizontal lines shows the amount of work done or production completed in certain periods of time in relation to the amount planned for those periods

Answer 4

GANTT CHARTER

Question 5

to cause a process or action to begin

Answer 5

INITIATE

Question 6

the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

Answer 6

MITIGATION

Question 7

to watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose

Answer 7

MONITOR

Question 8

an ongoing process of communication between team members that occurs throughout a project or schedule in support of accomplishing the strategic objectives of the organization or a specific project

Answer 8

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Question 9

the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at a specified time

Answer 9

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Question 10

a part of project management, relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment; initially the project scope is defined and the appropriate methods for completing the project are determined.

Answer 10

PROJECT PLANNING

Question 11

an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim

Answer 11

PROJECT

Question 12

a situation involving exposure to danger

Answer 12

RISK

Question 13

the event of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant

Answer 13

SCOPE

Question 14

a measure of the quality of something, measuring people’s thoughts, feelings, behaviors, typically captured using responses

Answer 14

QUALITATIVE MEASURE

Question 15

a measure of the quantity of something rather than its quality, typically numerical or captured using a scale

Answer 15

QUANTITATIVE MEASURE

Question 16

1. Initiating the project
2. Planning the project
3. Executing the project
4. Choosing the project
5. Presenting the project

Answer 16

THE 5 PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT