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Service management measurements are metrics used to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of service delivery processes. They help in assessing service quality, customer satisfaction, efficiency, and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs). Examples include response time, resolution time, customer feedback scores, and service availability.

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Continual Service Improvement (CSI) is a process that focuses on identifying and implementing improvements to IT services and processes over time. It aims to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and customer satisfaction by regularly assessing performance, gathering feedback, and making data-driven decisions to optimize services.

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Information Security Management is the process of protecting an organization's information assets by implementing policies, procedures, and controls to manage risks, ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, and comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

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Availability Management is the process of ensuring that IT services are available and functioning as required, minimizing downtime and maximizing service reliability to meet business needs.

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Capacity management process is the practice of ensuring that an organization has the right amount of resources (such as personnel, equipment, and technology) available to meet current and future demands efficiently and effectively. It involves planning, monitoring, and optimizing resource usage to prevent shortages or excess capacity.

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IDC stands for "Integrated Development Environment" in the context of software development, but it can also refer to "International Data Corporation," which is a market research and analysis firm. In project management, it often refers to "Inter-Departmental Coordination," which involves collaboration between different departments to achieve project goals.

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Quality control is the process of ensuring that a product or service meets specified requirements and standards. It involves monitoring and testing to identify defects or issues, and implementing corrective actions to maintain quality throughout the project.

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Process improvement plans are needed to identify inefficiencies, enhance productivity, ensure quality, reduce costs, and adapt to changing requirements, ultimately leading to better project outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.

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Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project management technique that measures a project's performance by comparing the planned progress with the actual progress and the value of work completed. It helps in assessing project health by analyzing cost and schedule variances.

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The critical path in a schedule network diagram is the longest sequence of dependent tasks that determines the shortest time to complete a project. Any delay in the tasks on the critical path will directly impact the project's overall completion time.

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Effort variance is the difference between the planned effort (the amount of work estimated) and the actual effort (the amount of work completed) in a project. It helps assess whether a project is on track in terms of the resources allocated versus what has been used.

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A project time schedule can be compressed through the following methods:

1. **Fast Tracking**: Overlapping tasks that were originally planned to be done sequentially.
2. **Crashing**: Adding more resources to critical path tasks to complete them faster.
3. **Scope Reduction**: Reducing project scope or deliverables to shorten the timeline.
4. **Resource Leveling**: Adjusting the start and finish dates based on resource availability to optimize the schedule.

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Risk impact refers to the potential effect or consequence of a risk on a project if it occurs, while risk probability is the likelihood or chance that the risk will actually happen.

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1. **Technical Risks** - Issues related to technology and technical feasibility.
2. **Financial Risks** - Budget overruns or funding shortages.
3. **Schedule Risks** - Delays in project timelines.
4. **Scope Risks** - Changes in project scope or requirements.
5. **Resource Risks** - Availability and allocation of resources.
6. **Quality Risks** - Failure to meet quality standards.
7. **Stakeholder Risks** - Conflicts or changes in stakeholder expectations.
8. **External Risks** - Factors outside the project’s control, like regulatory changes or market conditions.

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In the three-point estimating method, you calculate the estimate using three values: the optimistic estimate (O), the pessimistic estimate (P), and the most likely estimate (M). The formula is:

Estimate = (O + 4M + P) / 6.

This gives more weight to the most likely scenario while considering the extremes.