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45 Cards in this Set
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Words that signal a sequence of events |
action words |
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Basic units of work that a project manager plans, schedules, and monitors |
activity |
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Shows tasks as an overlay on the actual calendar |
calendar view |
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A type of structured walk-through that takes place during the SDLC |
code review |
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One of several tasks that can start at the same time |
concurrent task |
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A series of tasks whose delay would affect a project's completion date |
critical path |
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Developed by private industry to manage complex projects |
Critical Path Method |
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Tasks that must be completed one after another |
dependent tasks |
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The amount of time it will take to complete a task |
duration |
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Examples may include the start of user training or completion of interviews |
event |
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Horizontal bar chart that represents a set of tasks |
Gantt chart |
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Program having a dominant share of the project management software industry |
Microsoft Project |
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Recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress |
milestone |
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Microsoft's name for a PERT chart |
network diagram |
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Type of program that is supported by a community of users and developers |
open source |
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Must be completed before another task can start |
predecessor task |
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Developed by the U.S. Navy to manage very complex projects |
program evaluation review technique |
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Handles administrative responsibilities for a project team |
project coordinator |
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Process in which projects expand gradually without specific authorization |
project creep |
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Used interchangeably with the term project manager |
project leader |
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ncludes planning, scheduling, and reporting on information system development |
project management |
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A project team member who is usually a senior systems analyst |
project manager |
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Requires guiding, supervising, and coordinating a project team's workload |
project monitoring |
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Includes identifying all project tasks and estimating their completion time |
project planning |
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Includes regular progress reports to management, users, and the project team |
project reporting |
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Involves the creation of a specific timetable, usually in the form of charts |
project scheduling |
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Opportunity for project manager to seek input and hold brainstorming sessions |
project status meetings |
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Includes three legs, which often represent cost, scope, and time |
project triangle |
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Estimates the probability that a risk will occur and its degree of impact |
qualitative risk analysis |
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Can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis |
quantitative risk analysis |
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An event that could affect a project negatively |
risk |
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Lists each risk and assesses the likelihood that it could affect a project |
risk identification |
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Process whose purpose is to minimize the impact of risks on a project |
risk management |
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Includes a review of internal or external factors that might affect a project |
risk management plan |
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Proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe a plan to deal with it |
risk response plan |
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Amount of time a task can be late without delaying a project's completion date |
slack time |
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A concurrent task dependent upon a single prior task |
successor task |
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Has a beginning and an end and requires the use of company resources |
task |
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A rectangular box in a PERT/CPM chart |
task box |
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Combination of several activities that contain subsidiary tasks |
task group |
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A number or code that provides unique identification |
task id |
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Should be brief and descriptive, but does not have to be unique in a project |
task name |
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Can involve dependent, multiple successor, and multiple predecessor tasks |
task pattern |
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An importance value that managers assign to each time estimate |
weight |
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work breakdown structure |
Involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks |
