3.01 Vocab
3.02 Vocab
3.03 Vocab
4.01 Vocab
4.02 Vocab
100
Formal or informal approach to discover information from stakeholders by talking to them directly.
Interviews
100
used to analyze the information needed to develop the project scope statement. Such judgement and expertise is applied to any technical details. Such expertise is provided by any group or individual with specialized knowledge or training, and is available from many sources.
expert judgement
100
The work to be executed by the project team to accomplish project objectives and create the required deliverables.
WBS (work breakdown structure)
100
a strategic project management technique where teams work within smaller waves or time periods to accommodate expected project changes
Role Wave Planning
100
a method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower-level components of the Work Breakdown Structure
Bottom-Up Estimating
200
Bring together prequalified stakeholders and subject matter experts to learn about their expectations and attitudes about a proposed product, service, or result. A trained moderator guides the group through an interactive discussion.
Focus Groups
200
Requirements workshops are focused sessions that bring key cross-functional stakeholders together to define product requirements.
facilitated workshops
200
Document generated by the Create WBS process that supports the WBS. It provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the WBS.
WBS Dictionary
200
a blueprint for creating a successful project plan by defining your project's objectives, tasks, scope, milestones, resources, roles, and responsibilities
Templates
200
dedicated to the planning, scheduling, resource allocation, execution, tracking, and delivery of software and web projects.
Project management software
300
methods used to generate ideas within a group of people or stakeholders
Group creativity techniques
300
describes in detail, the project’s deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables. The project scope statement also provides a common understanding of the project scope among project stakeholders.
The project scope statement
300
The approved version of a scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary, a component of the project management plan. Components of the scope baseline include Project Scope Statement, WBS and WBS Dictionary.
Scope Baseline
300
A comprehensive list including all schedule activities required on the project.
Activity List
300
uses information from similar projects to establish a cost estimate based on the data available.
Analogous Estimating
400
A technique used to generate and collect multiple ideas related to project and product requirements.
Brainstorming
400
include both the outputs that comprise the product or service of the project, as well as ancillary results, such as project management reports and documentation.
project deliverables
400
the subdivision of project deliverables into small, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level. The work package level is the lowest level in the WBS, and is the point at which the cost and activity durations for the work can be reliably estimated and managed. The level of detail for work packages will vary with the size and complexity of the project.
Decomposition
400
a specific point within a project's life cycle used to measure the progress toward the ultimate goal.
Project Milestone
400
a management technique to determine the probable outcomes of future events based on available information
Three-Point Estimates
500
Ideas created through individual brainstorming are consolidated into a single map to reflect commonality and differences in understanding, and generate new ideas.
idea/mind mapping
500
Generally identifies what is excluded as from the project. Explicitly stating what is out of scope for the project helps to manage stakeholders’ expectations.
project exclusions
500
Work Breakdown Structure
500
a graphical tool used for scheduling activities in a project plan
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
500
the process of estimating the amount of money that should be set aside to cover unexpected costs
Reserve Analysis