Key Terms
An individual or a group that provides resources and support for the project, program, or portfolio, and is accountable for enabling success.
What is a project sponsor?
By performing a sequence of specific activities a team can determine which way will determine the shortest possible duration
What is the critical path?
What is the critical path activity?
In this phase the project is wrapped up, documentation is completed, and lessons learned are documented for future purposes
What is closing?
A repository where risks are recorded and tracked via confluence, spreadsheets, etc
What is a risk register?
In the film Elf, this is Buddy's favorite thing to do with his face
What is smiling and why is it his favorite?
The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
Hint: Easier than you think....
What is Project Management?
A component of a project, program, or portfolio management plan that describes how, when, and by whom information will be administered and disseminated. Also, this can be a standalone artifact that is continuously updated.
What is a communication plan?
What is monitoring and controlling?
This person is responsible for monitoring the risk and for selecting and implementing an appropriate risk response strategy
What is the risk owner?
In Home Alone, Kevin McAllister's family goes to this city for Christmas.
What is Paris?
Includes the processes required to ensure the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully.
What is Scope Management?
A process whereby modifications to documents, deliverables, or baselines associated with the project are identified, documented, approved, or rejected.
What is change control?
During this phase, the project charter is created
What is initiating?
This is the residual of a risk that remains after risk responses have been implemented (risk ___________)
What is residual risk?
Complete this famous line from Elf: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ________"
What is singing loud for all to hear?
This is a series of structured tasks, activities, and deliverables that are carefully executed to achieve a desired outcome or deliverable(s). They are temporary efforts to create value through unique products, services, and processes.
Hint: Easier than you think...
What is a project?
A document describing actions a project team can take if predetermined trigger conditions occur
What is a contingency plan?
During this phase, the communication plan and WBS are created
What is planning?
This is the risk term that gauges the degree of uncertainty an organization, project team, or individual is willing to accept in anticipation of a positive deliverable. (Risk _____________)
What is risk appetite? What is risk threshold? What is risk tolerance?
Clark Griswold hopes to buy this with his big Christmas bonus in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
*Hint: It's something every house in South Florida needs*
What is a pool?
Ways of Working, Power Skills, and Business Acumen are the three components that make up the "PMI ________ _________"
What is the PMI Talent Triangle?
What are the 5 phases of project management according to PMI?
What is initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing?
During this phase various in-flight activities happen.. such as managing the project team, communications, and stakeholder engagement
What is executing?
These are the 4 strategies (single words) to plan and/or control risks.
What is avoiding, transferring, mitigating, and accepting?
Finish this line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas: "It came without packages, boxes or ______."
What is bags?