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Acceptance Criteria |
A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables are accepted. |
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Accepted Deliverables |
Products, results, or capabilities produced by a project and validated by the project |
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Accuracy |
Within the quality management system, accuracy is an assessment of correctness. |
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Acquire Project Team |
The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary |
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Acquisition. |
Obtaining human and material resources necessary to perform project activities. Acquisition implies |
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Activity. |
A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project. |
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Activity Attributes. |
Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity |
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Activity Code. |
One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way |
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Activity Cost Estimates. |
The projected cost of the schedule activity that includes the cost for all resources required |
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Activity Duration. |
The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity. See also duration. |
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Activity Duration Estimate. |
A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome for the duration of an |
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Activity Identifier. |
A short, unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate |
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Activity List. |
A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description, activity identifier, |
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Activity Network Diagrams. |
See project schedule network diagram.
A graphical representation of the logical relationships among the project |
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Activity-on-Node (AON). |
See precedence diagramming method (PDM).
Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM).
A technique used for constructing a schedule model in which |
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Activity Resource Requirements. |
The types and quantities of resources required for each activity in a work |
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Actual Cost (AC). |
The realized cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period. |
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Actual Duration. |
The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the |
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Adaptive Life Cycle. |
A project life cycle, also known as change-driven or agile methods, that is intended to |
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Additional Quality Planning Tools. |
A set of tools used to define the quality requirements and to plan effective |
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Adjusting Leads and Lags. |
A technique used to find ways to bring project activities that are behind into alignment |
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Advertising. |
The process of calling public attention to a project or effort. |
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Affinity Diagram. |
A group creativity technique that allows large numbers of ideas to be classified into groups for |
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Agreements. |
Any document or communication that defines the initial intentions of a project. This can take the |
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Alternative Analysis. |
A technique used to evaluate identified options in order to select which options or |
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Alternatives Generation. |
A technique used to develop as many potential options as possible in order to identify |
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Analogous Estimating. |
A technique for estimating the duration or cost of an activity or a project using historical |
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Analytical Techniques. |
Various techniques used to evaluate, analyze, or forecast potential outcomes based on |
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Application Area. |
A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects, |
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Applying Leads and Lags. |
A technique that is used to adjust the amount of time between predecessor and |
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Apportioned Effort. |
An activity where effort is allotted proportionately across certain discrete efforts and not |
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Approved Change Request. |
A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control |
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Approved Change Requests Review. |
A review of the change requests to verify that these were implemented as |
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Assumption. |
A factor in the planning process that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or |
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Assumptions Analysis. |
A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project |
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Attribute Sampling. |
Method of measuring quality that consists of noting the presence (or absence) of some |
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Authority. |
The right to apply project resources, expend funds, make decisions, or give approvals. |
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Backward Pass. |
A critical path method technique for calculating the late start and late finish dates by working |
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Bar Chart. |
A graphic display of schedule-related information. In the typical bar chart, schedule activities or work |
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Baseline. |
The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through formal change control |
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Basis of Estimates. |
Supporting documentation outlining the details used in establishing project estimates such as |
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Benchmarking. |
Benchmarking is the comparison of actual or planned practices, such as processes and operations, |
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Bidder Conference. |
The meetings with prospective sellers prior to the preparation of a bid or proposal to ensure |
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Bottom-Up Estimating. |
A method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the |
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Brainstorming. |
A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks, ideas, or |
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Budget. |
The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule |
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Budget at Completion (BAC). |
The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed. |
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Buffer. |
See reserve.
Reserve.
A provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and/or schedule risk. Often used with a |
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Business Case. |
A documented economic feasibility study used to establish validity of the benefits of a selected |
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Business Value. |
A concept that is unique to each organization and includes tangible and intangible elements. |
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Buyer. |
The acquirer of products, services, or results for an organization. |
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Cause and Effect Diagram. |
A decomposition technique that helps trace an undesirable effect back to its root |
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Central Tendency. |
A property of the central limit theorem predicting that the data observations in a distribution |
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Change Control. |
A process whereby modifications to documents, deliverables, or baselines associated with the |
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Change Control Board (CCB). |
A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, |
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Change Control System. |
A set of procedures that describes how modifications to the project deliverables and |
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Change Control Tools. |
Manual or automated tools to assist with change and/or configuration management. At a |
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Change Log. |
A comprehensive list of changes made during the project. This typically includes dates of the change |
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Change Request. |
A formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline. |
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Charter. |
See project charter.
Project Charter.
A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence |
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Checklist Analysis. |
A technique for systematically reviewing materials using a list for accuracy and completeness. |
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Checksheets. |
A tally sheet that can be used as a checklist when gathering data. |
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Claim. |
A request, demand, or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer, or vice versa, for consideration, |
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Claims Administration. |
The process of processing, adjudicating, and communicating contract claims. |