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Question 1

Cadence

Answer 1

A rhythm of activities conducted throughout the project

Question 2

Cause-and-Effect Diagram

Answer 2

A visual representation that helps trace an undesirable effect back to its root cause

Question 3

Change

Answer 3

A modification to any formally controlled deliverable, project management plan component, or project document

Question 4

Change Control

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A process whereby modifications to documents, deliverables, or baselines associated with the project are identified, documented, approved, or rejected

Question 5

Change Control Board (CCB)

Answer 5

A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating such decisions

Question 6

Change Control Plan

Answer 6

A component of the project management plan that establishes the change control board, documents the extent of its authority, and describes how the change control system will be implemented

Question 7

Change Control System

Answer 7

A set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and documentation are managed and controlled

Question 8

Change Log

Answer 8

A comprehensive list of changes submitted during the project and their current status

Question 9

Change Management

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A comprehensive, cyclic, and structured approach for transitioning individuals, groups, and organizations from a current state to a future state with intended business benefits

Question 10

Change Request

Answer 10

A formal proposal to modify a document, deliverable, or baseline

Question 11

Charter

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A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. Also known as a project charter

Question 12

Check Sheet

Answer 12

A tally sheet that can be used as a checklist when gathering data

Question 13

Closing Process Group

Answer 13

The process(es) performed to formally complete or close a project, phase, or contract

Question 14

Communications Management Plan

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Complexity

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A characteristic of a program or project or its environment that is difficult to manage due to human behavior, system behavior, and ambiguity

Question 16

Confirmation Bias

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A type of cognitive bias that confirms preexisting beliefs or hypotheses

Question 17

Conformance

Answer 17

The degree to which the results meet the set quality requirements

Question 18

Constraint

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A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project, program, portfolio, or process

Question 19

Contingency

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An event or occurrence that could affect the execution of the project, which may be accounted for with a reserve

Question 20

Contingency Reserve

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Time or money allocated in the schedule or cost baseline for known risks with active response strategies

Question 21

Continuous Delivery

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The practice of delivering feature increments immediately to customers, often through the use of small batches of work and automation technology

Question 22

Contract

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A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product, service, or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it

Question 23

Control

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The process of comparing actual performance with planned performance, analyzing variances, assessing trends to effect process improvements, evaluating possible alternatives, and recommending appropriate corrective action as needed

Question 24

Control Chart

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A graphic display of process data over time and against established control limits, which has a centerline that assists in detecting a trend of plotted values toward either control limit

Question 25

Cost Baseline

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The approved version of the time-phased project budget, excluding any management reserves, which can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results

Question 26

Cost-Benefit Analysis

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A financial analysis method used to determine the benefits provided by a project against its costs

Question 27

Cost Management Plan

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A component of a project or program management plan that describes how costs will be planned, structured, and controlled

Question 28

Cost of Quality (COQ)

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All costs incurred over the life of the product by investment in preventing nonconformance to requirements, appraisal of the product or service for conformance to requirements, and failure to meet requirements

Question 29

Cost Performance Index (CPI)

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A measure of the cost efficiency of budgeted resources expressed as the ratio of earned value to actual cost

Question 30

Cost Plus Award Fee Contract (CPAF)

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A category of contract that involves payments to the seller for all legitimate actual costs incurred for completed work, plus an award fee representing seller profit

Question 31

Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract (CPFF)

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A type of cost-reimbursable contract where the buyer reimburses the seller for the seller’s allowable costs (allowable costs are defined by the contract) plus a fixed amount of profit (fee)

Question 32

Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

Answer 32

A type of cost-reimbursable contract where the buyer reimburses the seller for the seller’s allowable costs (allowable costs are defined by the contract), and the seller earns its profit if it meets defined performance criteria

Question 33

Cost-Reimbursable Contract

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A type of contract involving payment to the seller for the seller’s actual costs, plus a fee typically representing the seller’s profit

Question 34

Cost Variance (CV)

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The amount of budget deficit or surplus at a given point in time, expressed as the difference between the earned value and the actual cost

Question 35

Crashing

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A method used to shorten the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding resources

Question 36

Criteria

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Standards, rules, or tests on which a judgment or decision can be based or by which a product, service, result, or process can be evaluated

Question 37

Critical Path

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The sequence of activities that represents the longest path through a project, which determines the shortest possible duration

Question 38

Critical Path Method (CPM)

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A method used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of schedule flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model

Question 39

Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)

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A chart indicating features completed over time, features in other states of development, and those in the backlog

Question 40

Cycle Time

Answer 40

The total elapsed time from the start of a particular activity or work item to its completion