In the study performed by Ibbs and Kwak, the only knowledge area for which all ratings were less than 3 was ____ management.

WBS stands for the Work ____ Structure

The possibility of loss or injury is called ____.

____ is an activity undertaken to lessen the impact of potentially adverse events on a project

Risk utility rises at a decreasing rate for a risk-____ person

Those who are risk-____ have a higher tolerance for risk, and their satisfaction increases when more payoff is at stake.

Risk management ____ involves deciding how to approach and plan the risk management activities for the project

A risk-____ person achieves a balance between risk and payoff

____ risk analysis involves measuring the probability and consequences of risks and estimating their effects on project objectives.

The main outputs of risk ____ include corrective actions in response to risks and updates to the risk response plan

____ plans are predefined actions that the project team will take if an identified risk event occurs.

The issue of whether users will accept and use a product or service falls in the domain of ____ risk.

The basic concept of the ____ Technique is to derive a consensus among a panel of experts who make predictions about future developments.

____ is a fact-finding technique for collecting information in face-to-face, telephone, e-mail, or instant messaging discussions

SWOT analysis stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and ____.

System or process ____ charts are diagrams that show how different parts of a system interrelate

Risk symptoms, or ____, are indicators of actual risk events.

Risk ____ are numbers that represent the overall risk of specific events, based on their probability of occurring and the consequences to the project if they do occur

Top Ten Risk Item ____ is a qualitative risk analysis tool.

A(n) ____ tree is a diagramming analysis technique used to help select the best course of action in situations in which future outcomes are uncertain

Expected ____ value is the product of a risk event probability and the risk event’s financial value.

Risk ____ involves eliminating a specific threat or risk, usually by eliminating its causes.

Risk ____ is shifting the consequence of a risk and responsibility from its management to a third party

Risk ____ means tolerating the consequences should a risk occur

____ (by C/S Solutions, Inc.) is a comprehensive risk analysis tool that integrates with Project 2002 to quantify the cost and schedule uncertainty associated with projects

To use a(n) ____-based simulation to estimate the probability of meeting specific schedule goals, you would collect optimistic, pessimistic, and most-likely duration estimates for project tasks on a network diagram.

____ help you trace problems back to their root cause

____ risk analysis involves assessing the likelihood and impact of identified risks to determine their magnitude and priority

IT professionals generally use the term ____ rather than procurement

The ____ process includes verifying that all of the deliverables are complete and often includes a final presentation.

There are ____ central processes of project procurement management

In ____, one must decide what to outsource, determine the type of contract, and create a statement of work

An RFP is often issued at the end of the ____ process

____ involves managing the relationship with the supplier

____ involves obtaining quotations, bids, offers, or proposals as needed

A ____ decision is one in which an organization decides if it is in their best interests to produce certain products or services themselves, or if they should purchase them from an outside organization

The key output of ____ is the awarding of the contract

At the end of ____, there is a formal acceptance and closure of the contract.

There are ____ central categories of contracts

____ contracts involve payment to the supplier for direct and indirect actual costs.

____ contracts are most often used for services that are needed when the work cannot be clearly specified and total costs cannot be estimated in a contract

Time and material contracts are a hybrid of both fixed-price and ____ contracts

The cost-reimbursable contract with the lowest risk to the buyer is the ____ contract.

The ____ is a description of the work needed for the procurement.

A key factor in evaluating IT bids is the past performance record of the ____.

____ do most of the work in the solicitation process

Suppliers who are finalists in the source selection process are often asked to prepare a ____.

The final output from the source selection process is a(n) ____.

____ is the process of measuring progress towards project objectives, monitoring deviation from the plan, and taking corrective action to match progress with the plan

The final process in project procurement management is ____.

Contract files and formal acceptance are outputs from ____.

Most organizations use ____ software to create proposal evaluation worksheets.

Many organizations claim that one of the advantages of using project management is ____.

Because a project often requires resources from various areas, many projects cross ____ or other boundaries to achieve their unique purpose

The project ____ usually provides direction and funding for the project

Project ____ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet project requirements

____ are the people involved in or affected by project activities and include the project sponsor, project team, support staff, customers, users, suppliers, and even opponents to the project.

In the example of the project of building a house, the sponsors would be the potential ____.

Project ____ management ensures that the project will satisfy the stated or implied needs for which it was undertaken.

Project ____ management involves generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information

Project ____ resource management is concerned with making effective use of the people involved with the project.

Project ____ management, the ninth knowledge area, is an overarching function that affects and is affected by all of the other knowledge areas

What works on one project may not work on another, so it is essential for project managers to continue to develop their knowledge and ____ in managing projects

Although information technology project managers need to draw on their information technology expertise or the expertise of key team members, they must spend ____ time becoming better project managers and ____ time becoming information technology experts in order to successfully lead their project teams.

A Gantt chart displays a project’s start and finish dates in a ____ format

The longest path through a network diagram that determines the earliest completion of a project is called the ____ path

____ project management software integrates information from multiple projects to show the status of active, approved, and future projects across an entire organization and provides links to more detailed

Being an information technology project manager involves understanding project management, the information technology function, and the ____ environment of the project.

A PMO, or Project ____ Office, is an organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management function throughout an organization

There are several project management degree programs available, and a(n) ____ number of people are earning Masters degrees and doctorates in project management

PMI provides certification as a Project Management ____ (PMP)--someone who has documented sufficient project experience and education, agreed to follow the PMI code of professional conduct, and demonstrated knowledge of the field of project management by passing a comprehensive examination.

____ tools are often recommended for small projects and single users.

____ tools, sometimes referred to as enterprise project management software, provide robust capabilities to handle very large projects

The Project Management ____, a Web site for people involved in project management, provides an alphabetical listing of and links to hundreds of products that help manage projects

Systems ____ is a problem-solving approach that requires defining the scope of the system, dividing it into its components, and then identifying and evaluating its problems, opportunities, constraints, and needs.

Organizational and ____ are both examples of spheres in the systems management model

The ____ frame of an organization focuses on producing harmony between the needs of the organization and the needs of the people

According to the ____ frame, what is most important about any event in an organization is not what actually happened, but what it means

A ____ organizational structure is the hierarchy most people think of when picturing an organizational chart.