PMBOK 7th Edition Vocabulary
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Contingency - ANSWER ✔✔An event or occurrence that could affect
the execution of the project, which may be accounted for with a reserve.
Contingency Reserve - ANSWER ✔✔Time or money allocated in the
schedule or cost baseline for known risks with active response
strategies.
Constraint - ANSWER ✔✔A limiting factor that affects the execution
of a project, program, portfolio, or process.
,Conformance - ANSWER ✔✔The degree to which the results meet
the set quality requirements.
Confirmation Bias - ANSWER ✔✔A type of cognitive bias that
confirms preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.
Complexity - ANSWER ✔✔A characteristic of a program or project or
its environment that is difficult to manage due the human behavior,
system behavior, and ambiguity.
Communications Management Plan - ANSWER ✔✔A component of
the project, program, or portfolio management plan that describes how,
when, and by whom information about the project will be administered
and disseminated.
Closing Process Group - ANSWER ✔✔The processes performed to
formally complete or close a project, phase, or contract.
Check Sheet - ANSWER ✔✔A tally sheet that can be used as a
checklist when gathering data.
Charter - ANSWER ✔✔Synonym for project charter.
Change Request - ANSWER ✔✔A formal proposal to modify a
document, deliverable, or baseline.
,Change Management - ANSWER ✔✔A comprehensive, cyclic, and
structured approach for transitioning individuals, groups, and
organizations from a current state to a future state with intended
business benefits.
Change Log - ANSWER ✔✔A comprehensive list of changes
submitted during the project and their current status.
Change Control System - ANSWER ✔✔A set of procedures that
describes how modifications to the project deliverables and
documentation are managed and controlled.
Acceptance Criteria - ANSWER ✔✔A set of conditions that is
required to be met before deliverables are accepted.
Accuracy - ANSWER ✔✔An assessment of correctness
Activity List - ANSWER ✔✔A documented tabulation of schedule
activities that shows the activity description, activity identifier, and a
sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members
understand what work is to be performed.
Actual Cost (AC) - ANSWER ✔✔The realized cost incurred for the
work performed on an activity during a specific time period.
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, Adaptive Approach - ANSWER ✔✔A development approach in which
the requirements are subject to a high level of uncertainty and volatility
and are likely to change throughout the project.
Affinity Diagram - ANSWER ✔✔A diagram that shows large numbers
of ideas classified into groups for review and analysis.
Affinity Grouping - ANSWER ✔✔The process of classifying items into
similar categories or collections on the basis of their likeness.
Agile - ANSWER ✔✔A term used to describe a mindset of values and
principles as set forth in the Agile Manifesto.
Alternatives Analysis - ANSWER ✔✔A method used to evaluate
identified options in order to select the options or approaches to use to
perform the work of the project.
Ambiguity - ANSWER ✔✔A state of being unclear, having difficulty in
identifying the cause of events, or having multiple options from which to
choose.
Analogous Estimating - ANSWER ✔✔A method for estimating the
duration or cost of an activity or a project using historical data from a
similar activity or project.
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Contingency - ANSWER ✔✔An event or occurrence that could affect
the execution of the project, which may be accounted for with a reserve.
Contingency Reserve - ANSWER ✔✔Time or money allocated in the
schedule or cost baseline for known risks with active response
strategies.
Constraint - ANSWER ✔✔A limiting factor that affects the execution
of a project, program, portfolio, or process.
,Conformance - ANSWER ✔✔The degree to which the results meet
the set quality requirements.
Confirmation Bias - ANSWER ✔✔A type of cognitive bias that
confirms preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.
Complexity - ANSWER ✔✔A characteristic of a program or project or
its environment that is difficult to manage due the human behavior,
system behavior, and ambiguity.
Communications Management Plan - ANSWER ✔✔A component of
the project, program, or portfolio management plan that describes how,
when, and by whom information about the project will be administered
and disseminated.
Closing Process Group - ANSWER ✔✔The processes performed to
formally complete or close a project, phase, or contract.
Check Sheet - ANSWER ✔✔A tally sheet that can be used as a
checklist when gathering data.
Charter - ANSWER ✔✔Synonym for project charter.
Change Request - ANSWER ✔✔A formal proposal to modify a
document, deliverable, or baseline.
,Change Management - ANSWER ✔✔A comprehensive, cyclic, and
structured approach for transitioning individuals, groups, and
organizations from a current state to a future state with intended
business benefits.
Change Log - ANSWER ✔✔A comprehensive list of changes
submitted during the project and their current status.
Change Control System - ANSWER ✔✔A set of procedures that
describes how modifications to the project deliverables and
documentation are managed and controlled.
Acceptance Criteria - ANSWER ✔✔A set of conditions that is
required to be met before deliverables are accepted.
Accuracy - ANSWER ✔✔An assessment of correctness
Activity List - ANSWER ✔✔A documented tabulation of schedule
activities that shows the activity description, activity identifier, and a
sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members
understand what work is to be performed.
Actual Cost (AC) - ANSWER ✔✔The realized cost incurred for the
work performed on an activity during a specific time period.
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, Adaptive Approach - ANSWER ✔✔A development approach in which
the requirements are subject to a high level of uncertainty and volatility
and are likely to change throughout the project.
Affinity Diagram - ANSWER ✔✔A diagram that shows large numbers
of ideas classified into groups for review and analysis.
Affinity Grouping - ANSWER ✔✔The process of classifying items into
similar categories or collections on the basis of their likeness.
Agile - ANSWER ✔✔A term used to describe a mindset of values and
principles as set forth in the Agile Manifesto.
Alternatives Analysis - ANSWER ✔✔A method used to evaluate
identified options in order to select the options or approaches to use to
perform the work of the project.
Ambiguity - ANSWER ✔✔A state of being unclear, having difficulty in
identifying the cause of events, or having multiple options from which to
choose.
Analogous Estimating - ANSWER ✔✔A method for estimating the
duration or cost of an activity or a project using historical data from a
similar activity or project.
