chapter 1
A brief statement regarding the business need your project addresses.
Justification
scope
initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
life cycle of project management
The five phases of project management
initiation, planning, execution, performance/monitoring, and project close.
what is the pmbok?
project management body of knowledge
The products, services, and/or results your project will produce
Deliverables
A document that provides the necessary information from a business standpoint to determine whether or not the project is worth the required investment.
Business case
what are Human resources, Communication, Risk, and Procurement.
The four facilitating functions
The four core functions of project management
scope, time, cost, and quality
Documents the business needs, current understanding of the customer’s needs, and the new product, service, or result that it is intended to satisfy.
project charter
The uncontrolled expansion to product or project scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources.
Scoop creep
A new local bookstore has asked your agency to create a marketing package that includes a sales brochure, logo, and company letterhead. During an update meeting with the bookstore owner, you are asked if you could also include a business card. You agree since you already have all the information needed and the logo. Is an example of what?
Scope creep
_______ of documenting the actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans and project baselines
Process
_______ is a fixed schedule, which represents the standard that is used to measure the performance of the project
Baselines
what are Corrective Action, Preventative Action, Defect Repair?
project management changes
Document that requests to expand or reduce the project scope,modify policies, processes, plans, or procedures modify the project scope, costs, or schedules modify the quality of the deliverable
Change request
what does CCB stand for?
change control board
who _____ my cheese?
Moved
SOW stands for?
Statement of work
A mutual exchange of benefits and detriments
Contract
a systematic series of actions directed to some end
Process
Judgment provided based upon an _______ in an application area, knowledge area, discipline, or industry, as appropriate for the activity being performed.
expertise
where does the Project's purpose or justification go?
Project charter
what are Expert Judgment, Product Analysis, Alternatives Identification, Facilitated Workshops.
tools and techniques
Define comprehensive list of project activities
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)