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IT Project Management 1

A vocabulary exercise covering IT project management terminology. These terms are used by project managers and technical leads managing software and technology projects in English.


📚 Key vocabulary
stakeholder — any individual, group, or organization that has an interest in or is affected by a project's outcome
deliverable — a tangible or intangible output produced as part of a project that can be measured and verified
scope creep — the uncontrolled expansion of a project's requirements beyond what was originally agreed upon
critical path — the longest sequence of dependent tasks in a project that determines the minimum completion time
milestone — a significant event or achievement in a project timeline that marks progress toward completion
risk register — a document used to identify, assess, and monitor potential risks throughout a project
Gantt chart — a bar chart showing a project schedule with tasks, durations, and dependencies plotted over time
sprint — a short, time-boxed period in Agile projects during which a specific set of tasks is completed
baseline — the approved version of a project plan used as a reference point to measure actual performance
resource allocation — the process of identifying and assigning available resources to project tasks efficiently


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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.



1. Everyone knows that _____________________ ( = the time when a server/site are down) is costly.
2. As a project manager, I have to _____________________ all technology related expenses.
3. That appears to be a _____________________ solution, but there's always a risk that it might not come together in production.
4. The last project I was working on had a tight deadline, so once decisions were made, we couldn't _____________________. ( = go back and change them)
5. Well, it's explicitly ____________________ in the guidelines that we are to avoid this.
6. Everyone on my team knows what they're supposed to do. There is no _____________________.
7. I use critical path analysis to _____________________ and manage complex projects.
8. We're going to have to _____________________ ( = change) our plans a little bit.
9. Before we assign tasks, we have to _____________________ them.
10. It's my job to ensure that all the work is done to _____________________.


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