IT Project Management Final Exam Study Pack

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering all key concepts, processes, and formulas from the IT Project Management study material, including specific details from the SSCSS project.

A project is a __________ effort created to produce a unique product, service, or result.

temporary

The five Project Management Process Groups are Initiating, Planning, Executing, __________, and Closing.

Monitoring & Controlling

A __________ manager manages many projects or programs and selects projects that give the best organizational value.

Portfolio

Project __________ Management means coordinating all parts of the project so scope, time, cost, quality, risk, communication, and stakeholders work together.

Integration

The project __________ is a document that officially starts the project and gives authority to the project manager.

charter

In SWOT analysis, __________ and __________ represent internal advantages and problems.

Strengths; Weaknesses

__________ __________ is the uncontrolled addition of extra features or work.

Scope creep

A __________ __________ __________ (WBS) is a hierarchical breakdown of project deliverables into smaller manageable tasks.

Work Breakdown Structure

The PERT formula for estimating activity duration is __________.

$$(O + 4M + P) / 6$$

The Three-Point Estimating simple average formula is __________.

$$(O + M + P) / 3$$

A __________ cost is money that has already been spent.

Sunk

In Earned Value Management (EVM), the term __________ refers to the value of completed work.

EV

The four main concepts of Quality Management are customer satisfaction, __________ __________ __________, continuous improvement, and management responsibility.

prevention over inspection

The 5S quality tool includes Sort, Set in order, Shine, __________, and Sustain.

Standardize

__________ stands for testing done by users or stakeholders to confirm the system meets their needs before final acceptance.

UAT

The negative risk response strategy that involves reducing the probability or impact of a risk is called __________.

Mitigate

A __________ __________ __________ __________ means one dependency can cause the whole project or system to fail.

Single Point of Failure

__________ stakeholders are directly involved in the project, while __________ stakeholders are affected by the project but not involved daily.

Active; Passive

The five Scrum values are Commitment, Focus, __________, Respect, and Courage.

Openness

The Generative AI prompt framework consists of Role, Task, __________, Format, Tone, Constraints, and Example.

Context

An __________ log records problems that have already happened, whereas a __________ log records approved changes.

Issue; Change

In the SSCSS project, the __________ included a prototype showing login, classroom booking, lab reservation, and security monitoring.

Scope