PMI
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) - Answer A PMI
publication that defines widely accepted project management practices. The CAMP and
the PMP exam are based on this book.
Application areas - Answer The areas of expertise, industry, or function where a project
is centered. Examples of application areas include architecture, IT, health care, or
manufacturing.
Certified associated in project management (CAPM) - Answer A person who has slightly
less project management experience than a PMP but has qualified for and then passed
the CAPM examination.
Cultural and social environment - Answer Defines how a project affects people and how
those people may affect the project. Cultural and social environments include the
economic, educational, ethical, religious, demographic, and ethic composition of the
people affected by the project.
Deliverable - Answer A product, service, or result created by a project. Projects can
have multiple deliverables.
General management skills - Answer These include the application of accounting,
procurement, sales and marketing, contracting, manufacturing, logistics, strategic
planning, human resource management, standards and regulations, and information
technology.
International and political environment - Answer The consideration of the local and
internal laws, languages, communication challenges, time zone differences, and other
non-collocated issues that affect a project's ability to progress.
Interpersonal skills - Answer The ability to interact, lead, motivate, and manage people.
Iron Triangle of Project Management - Answer A triangle with the characteristics of time,
cost, and scope. Time, cost, and scope each comprise on angle of the triangle; if any
side of the Iron Triangle is not in balance with other sides, the project will suffer.
Physical environment - Answer The physical structure and surrounding that affect a
project's work.
Program - Answer A collection of related projects working in unison towards a common
deliverable.
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) - Answer A PMI
publication that defines widely accepted project management practices. The CAMP and
the PMP exam are based on this book.
Application areas - Answer The areas of expertise, industry, or function where a project
is centered. Examples of application areas include architecture, IT, health care, or
manufacturing.
Certified associated in project management (CAPM) - Answer A person who has slightly
less project management experience than a PMP but has qualified for and then passed
the CAPM examination.
Cultural and social environment - Answer Defines how a project affects people and how
those people may affect the project. Cultural and social environments include the
economic, educational, ethical, religious, demographic, and ethic composition of the
people affected by the project.
Deliverable - Answer A product, service, or result created by a project. Projects can
have multiple deliverables.
General management skills - Answer These include the application of accounting,
procurement, sales and marketing, contracting, manufacturing, logistics, strategic
planning, human resource management, standards and regulations, and information
technology.
International and political environment - Answer The consideration of the local and
internal laws, languages, communication challenges, time zone differences, and other
non-collocated issues that affect a project's ability to progress.
Interpersonal skills - Answer The ability to interact, lead, motivate, and manage people.
Iron Triangle of Project Management - Answer A triangle with the characteristics of time,
cost, and scope. Time, cost, and scope each comprise on angle of the triangle; if any
side of the Iron Triangle is not in balance with other sides, the project will suffer.
Physical environment - Answer The physical structure and surrounding that affect a
project's work.
Program - Answer A collection of related projects working in unison towards a common
deliverable.
