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Project Management Study Cards


Master Project Management with our interactive study cards designed for effective learning. These flashcards use proven spaced repetition techniques to help you memorize key concepts, definitions, and facts. Perfect for students, professionals, and lifelong learners seeking to improve knowledge retention and ace exams through active recall practice.


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What is project management?

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The application of knowledge skills tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements

What are the five project management process groups?

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Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling and Closing

What is the project management triangle?

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The relationship between scope time and cost - changing one affects the others

What is a project charter?

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A document that formally authorizes a project and gives the project manager authority to proceed

What is scope creep?

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The uncontrolled expansion of project scope without adjustments to time cost or resources

What is the critical path?

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The longest sequence of activities in a project that determines the minimum project duration

What is a work breakdown structure (WBS)?

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A hierarchical decomposition of the project work into smaller manageable components

What is a stakeholder?

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Any individual group or organization that can affect or is affected by the project

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What is the difference between a project and operations?

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Projects are temporary with unique deliverables while operations are ongoing repetitive activities

What is risk management in projects?

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The process of identifying analyzing and responding to project risks throughout the project lifecycle

What is a milestone?

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A significant point or event in the project schedule typically marking completion of a major deliverable

What is the purpose of a project schedule?

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To determine when project activities should be performed and resources should be used

What is earned value management (EVM)?

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A project management technique that integrates scope schedule and cost to measure project performance

What is a project sponsor?

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The person or group that provides resources and support for the project and champions its success

What is the difference between Agile and Waterfall methodologies?

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Agile is iterative and adaptive while Waterfall is sequential and follows a linear progression

What is a sprint in Agile?

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A time-boxed iteration typically lasting 1-4 weeks where a working product increment is delivered

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What is a Scrum Master?

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A facilitator who helps the Scrum team follow Agile practices and removes impediments

What is a product backlog?

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A prioritized list of features and requirements for the product being developed

What is a Gantt chart?

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A visual timeline that shows project tasks their durations and dependencies

What is resource leveling?

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The technique of adjusting start and finish dates to balance resource demand with resource availability

What is a project baseline?

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The approved version of the project plan used as a reference point for measuring performance

What is change control?

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The formal process for managing changes to project scope schedule or budget

What is quality assurance vs quality control?

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QA prevents defects through processes while QC detects defects through inspection and testing

What is a RACI matrix?

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A responsibility assignment matrix showing who is Responsible Accountable Consulted and Informed for each task

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What is the purpose of lessons learned?

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To capture knowledge and experiences from the project to improve future project performance

What is a risk register?

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A document that records identified risks their probability impact and response strategies

What is float or slack time?

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The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project completion date

What is the difference between lead time and lag time?

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Lead time allows activities to overlap while lag time creates delays between dependent activities

What is a project closure?

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The formal process of completing all project activities and transferring deliverables to operations

What is stakeholder management?

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The process of identifying engaging and managing relationships with people affected by the project

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