Important definitions and terminologies used in Project Management
A
Accept in Project Management
Acceptance criteria in Project Management
Acceptance test in Project Management
Acquisition process in Project Management
Action item in Project Management
Action item status in Project Management
Activity in Project Management
Activity code in Project Management
Activity identifier in Project Management
Activity label in Project Management
Activity list in Project Management
Actual cost of work performed (ACWP) in Project Management
Actual duration in Project Management
Actual effort in Project Management
Actual expenditure in Project Management
Actual progress in Project Management
Adaptive project framework (APF) in Project Management
Administrative closure in Project Management
Aggregate planning in Project Management
Agile in Project Management
Agile project management in Project Management
Agile software development in Project Management
Allocation in Project Management
Alternative analysis in Project Management
Analogous estimating in Project Management
Analytical estimating in Project Management
Application area in Project Management
Apportioned effort in Project Management
Approach analysis in Project Management
Arrow Diagramming Method in Project Management
Arrow diagramming method (ADM) in Project Management
Artifact in Project Management
Assignment contouring in Project Management
Assumption in Project Management
Authorization in Project Management
Authorized work in Project Management
Avoid in Project Management
B
B/C in Project Management
Backward Pass in Project Management
Balance in Project Management
Balanced scorecard in Project Management
Bar chart in Project Management
Base Lining in Project Management
Baseline in Project Management
Benefits realization in Project Management
Blueprint in Project Management
BOSCARD in Project Management
Bottom in Project Management
Brief in Project Management
Budget in Project Management
Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP) in Project Management
Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS) in Project Management
Burn down chart in Project Management
Burst point in Project Management
Business analysis in Project Management
Business case in Project Management
Business Ethics in Project Management
Business imperative in Project Management
Business model in Project Management
Business operations in Project Management
Business process in Project Management
Business process modeling (BPM) in Project Management
Business requirements in Project Management
Business value in Project Management
C
Calendar unit in Project Management
Capability maturity model (CMM) in Project Management
CAPEX in Project Management
Case study in Project Management
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) in Project Management
Champion in Project Management
Change control in Project Management
Change control board in Project Management
Change control system/process in Project Management
Change freeze in Project Management
Change Management in Project Management
Change management plan in Project Management
Change request in Project Management
Client/Customer in Project Management
Closing phase in Project Management
Code of accounts in Project Management
Collaborative negotiation in Project Management
Communication Skills in Project Management
Communications log in Project Management
Communications management plan in Project Management
Communities of practice in Project Management
Competence in Project Management
Competence framework in Project Management
Concept in Project Management
Conceptual project planning in Project Management
Concurrent engineering in Project Management
Configuration in Project Management
Configuration management in Project Management
Consensus in Project Management
Constraint in Project Management
Constructability in Project Management
Construction in Project Management
Consumable resource in Project Management
Contingency plan in Project Management
Contingency reserve in Project Management
Contract administration in Project Management
Contract closeout in Project Management
Contract Management in Project Management
Control Account in Project Management
Control chart in Project Management
Core process in Project Management
Corrective action in Project Management
Cost baseline in Project Management
Cost benefit analysis in Project Management
Cost engineering in Project Management
Cost management plan in Project Management
Cost of quality in Project Management
Cost overrun in Project Management
Cost performance index in Project Management
Cost plus fixed fee contract (CPFC) in Project Management
Cost plus incentive fee contract (CPIF) in Project Management
Cost plus percentage of cost contract (CPPC) in Project Management
Cost reimbursable contract in Project Management
Cost variance in Project Management
Cost/schedule impact analysis in Project Management
Crashing in Project Management
Critical chain project management (CCPM) in Project Management
Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) in Project Management
Critical path activity in Project Management
Critical path method in Project Management
Critical success factor in Project Management
Criticality index in Project Management
CSR in Project Management
Cultural Diversity in Project Management
Current finish date in Project Management
Current start date in Project Management
Current state in Project Management
D
Data date in Project Management
Decision tree analysis in Project Management
Decomposition in Project Management
Defect repair in Project Management
Define in Project Management
Definitive estimate in Project Management
Deflection in Project Management
Deliverable in Project Management
Delphi technique in Project Management
Dependency in Project Management
Depreciation in Project Management
Developing Project Charter in Project Management
Discrete effort in Project Management
Discretionary dependency in Project Management
Do nothing option in Project Management
Drawdown in Project Management
Dummy activity in Project Management
Duration in Project Management
Duration compression in Project Management
Dynamic systems development method in Project Management
E
Early finish date in Project Management
Early start date in Project Management
Earned schedule in Project Management
Earned value in Project Management
Earned value management in Project Management
Effort in Project Management
Effort estimate in Project Management
Effort management in Project Management
End user in Project Management
Enhancement, maintenance, and upgrade (EMU) in Project Management
Enterprise environmental factors in Project Management
Enterprise modeling in Project Management
Epic in Project Management
Estimate at completion (EAC) in Project Management
Estimate to complete (ETC) in Project Management
Estimating funnel in Project Management
Estimation in Project Management
Estimation Techniques in Project Management
EUAC in Project Management
Event in Project Management
Event chain diagram in Project Management
Event chain methodology in Project Management
Execution phase in Project Management
Executive sponsor in Project Management
Expert judgment in Project Management
External dependency in Project Management
Extreme programming (XP) in Project Management
Extreme project management (XPM) in Project Management
F
F and G in Project Management
Fallback plan in Project Management
Fast tracking in Project Management
Feasibility study in Project Management
Finish in Project Management
Fishbone diagram in Project Management
Fixed duration in Project Management
Fixed formula method in Project Management
Fixed price contract (FPC) in Project Management
Fixed units in Project Management
Fixed work in Project Management
Float in Project Management
Flowchart in Project Management
Focused improvement in Project Management
Fordism in Project Management
Forecast in Project Management
Formal acceptance in Project Management
Forward Pass in Project Management
Free float in Project Management
Functional manager in Project Management
Functional organization in Project Management
Functional requirements in Project Management
Future state in Project Management
G
Gantt chart in Project Management
Gate in Project Management
Global Teams in Project Management
Go/No go in Project Management
Goal in Project Management
Goal setting in Project Management
Gold plating in Project Management
Governance in Project Management
Graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT) in Project Management
H
H, I, and K in Project Management
Hammock activity in Project Management
Handover in Project Management
Hanger in Project Management
HERMES in Project Management
Historical information in Project Management
Human resource management plan in Project Management
Hypercritical activities in Project Management
I
Information distribution in Project Management
Innovation Management in Project Management
Inputs in Project Management
Inspection in Project Management
Integrated assurance in Project Management
Integrated change control in Project Management
Integrated master plan (IMP) in Project Management
Integrated master schedule (IMS) in Project Management
Integration management plan in Project Management
Integration planning in Project Management
Integrative management in Project Management
International Project Management in Project Management
Invitation for bid in Project Management
IRR in Project Management
Ishikawa diagram in Project Management
ISO 10006 in Project Management
Issue in Project Management
Issue log in Project Management
Iteration in Project Management
Iterative and incremental development in Project Management
Iterative development in Project Management
K
Kaizen in Project Management
Kanban in Project Management
Key performance indicator (KPI) in Project Management
Kickoff meeting in Project Management
L
Lag/Lag time in Project Management
Late finish date in Project Management
Late start date in Project Management
Lateral thinking in Project Management
Lead/Lead time in Project Management
Lean in Project Management
Lean manufacturing in Project Management
Lean six sigma – Lean six sigma combines the no in Project Management
Lessons learned in Project Management
Level of effort in Project Management
Life cycle in Project Management
Life Cycle Costing in Project Management
Line of balance in Project Management
Line of Balance (LOB) in Project Management
Linear scheduling method in Project Management
Linear sequential model in Project Management
Logic network in Project Management
Logical relationship in Project Management
M
Management in Project Management
Management process in Project Management
Management reserve in Project Management
Management science (MS) in Project Management
Master project in Project Management
Matrix organization in Project Management
Maturity model in Project Management
Megaproject in Project Management
Merge point in Project Management
Microsoft Project 2013 in Project Management
Milestone in Project Management
Milestone schedule in Project Management
Mission statement in Project Management
Modern project management in Project Management
Monte Carlo simulation/technique in Project Management
MoSCoW in Project Management
Most Likely Duration in Project Management
Motivation in Project Management
Murphy’s Law in Project Management
N
Negative variance in Project Management
Negotiation in Project Management
Negotiation Skills in Project Management
Net present value (NPV) in Project Management
Network Path in Project Management
Node in Project Management
Nonlinear management (NLM) in Project Management
NPV in Project Management
O
Objective in Project Management
Operations and maintenance in Project Management
Operations management in Project Management
Operations research (OR) in Project Management
Opportunity in Project Management
Opportunity cost in Project Management
Optimistic duration in Project Management
Order of magnitude estimate in Project Management
Organization in Project Management
Organization development in Project Management
Organizational breakdown structure in Project Management
Organizational enabler in Project Management
Organizational planning in Project Management
Organizational process assets in Project Management
Organizational project management in Project Management
Organizational project management maturity in Project Management
Output in Project Management
Overall change control in Project Management
P
P3 assurance in Project Management
P3 management in Project Management
Parallel life cycle in Project Management
Parametric estimating in Project Management
Pareto chart in Project Management
Path convergence in Project Management
Path divergence in Project Management
Percent complete in Project Management
Performance measurement baseline in Project Management
Performance reporting in Project Management
Performing organization in Project Management
Pessimistic duration in Project Management
PEST analysis in Project Management
Phase in Project Management
Phase gate in Project Management
Planned value (PV) in Project Management
Planning in Project Management
Planning phase in Project Management
Planning poker in Project Management
Portfolio in Project Management
Portfolio balancing in Project Management
Portfolio charter in Project Management
Portfolio management in Project Management
Portfolio manager in Project Management
Portfolio, program, and project management maturity model (P3M3) in Project Management
Positive variance in Project Management
Precedence Diagram Method in Project Management
Precedence diagramming method (PDM) in Project Management
Precedence network in Project Management
Predecessor activity in Project Management
Preventive action in Project Management
PRINCE2 in Project Management
Priority Assignment in Project Management
PRiSM in Project Management
Probability and impact matrix in Project Management
Problem statement in Project Management
Process in Project Management
Process architecture in Project Management
Process management in Project Management
Procurement management plan in Project Management
Product breakdown structure (PBS) in Project Management
Product description in Project Management
Product verification in Project Management
Professional development unit (PDU) in Project Management
Program in Project Management
Program charter in Project Management
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) in Project Management
Program management in Project Management
Program manager in Project Management
Progress analysis in Project Management
Progressive elaboration in Project Management
Project in Project Management
Project Accounting in Project Management
Project Appraisal in Project Management
Project baseline in Project Management
Project Budgeting in Project Management
Project calendar in Project Management
Project charter in Project Management
Project Control in Project Management
Project cost management (PCM) in Project Management
Project Crashing in Project Management
Project definition in Project Management
Project Delivery in Project Management
Project Documentation in Project Management
Project Economics in Project Management
Project Ethics in Project Management
Project Feasibility in Project Management
Project Funding in Project Management
Project Governance in Project Management
Project Implementation in Project Management
Project Leadership in Project Management
Project Management in Project Management
Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) in Project Management
Project management office in Project Management
Project management process in Project Management
Project management professional (PMP) in Project Management
Project management simulators in Project Management
Project management software in Project Management
Project management triangle in Project Management
Project Manager in Project Management
Project network in Project Management
Project Optimization in Project Management
Project performance indicators in Project Management
Project Performance Metrics in Project Management
Project phase in Project Management
Project plan in Project Management
Project Planning in Project Management
Project portfolio management (PPM) in Project Management
Project Quality in Project Management
Project Risk in Project Management
Project Schedule in Project Management
Project schedule network diagram in Project Management
Project Scheduling in Project Management
Project Scope Creep in Project Management
Project scope statement in Project Management
Project Scoping in Project Management
Project Stakeholders in Project Management
Project team in Project Management
Project tiers in Project Management
Project Time in Project Management
Project Valuation in Project Management
Projectized organization in Project Management
Proof of concept in Project Management
Proport in Project Management
Q
Qualitative risk analysis in Project Management
Quality in Project Management
Quality assurance in Project Management
Quality control in Project Management
Quality management plan in Project Management
Quality planning in Project Management
Quality, cost, delivery (QCD) in Project Management
Quantitative risk analysis in Project Management
R
RAID log in Project Management
RASCI/RACI chart in Project Management
Reengineering in Project Management
Release in Project Management
Remote team in Project Management
Repeatable in Project Management
Request for proposal in Project Management
Request for quotation in Project Management
Requirements in Project Management
Requirements management plan in Project Management
Requirements traceability matrix in Project Management
Residual risk in Project Management
Resource in Project Management
Resource allocation in Project Management
Resource availability in Project Management
Resource breakdown structure in Project Management
Resource calendar in Project Management
Resource leveling in Project Management
Resource loading profiles in Project Management
Resource optimization techniques in Project Management
Resource smoothing in Project Management
Resources in Project Management
Responsibility assignment matrix in Project Management
Retainage in Project Management
Return on investment (ROI) in Project Management
Risk in Project Management
Risk acceptance in Project Management
Risk appetite in Project Management
Risk assessment in Project Management
Risk avoidance in Project Management
Risk breakdown structure in Project Management
Risk category in Project Management
Risk efficiency in Project Management
Risk enhancement in Project Management
Risk exploitation in Project Management
Risk identification in Project Management
Risk management in Project Management
Risk mitigation in Project Management
Risk monitoring and control in Project Management
Risk owner in Project Management
Risk register in Project Management
Risk response owner in Project Management
Risk response planning in Project Management
Risk sharing in Project Management
Risk threshold in Project Management
Risk tolerance in Project Management
Risk transference in Project Management
Risk trigger in Project Management
Rolling wave planning in Project Management
Root cause in Project Management
Run book in Project Management
S
Schedule in Project Management
Schedule baseline in Project Management
Schedule compression technique in Project Management
Schedule model in Project Management
Schedule model analysis in Project Management
Schedule network analysis in Project Management
Schedule performance index (SPI) in Project Management
Schedule variance in Project Management
Scientific management in Project Management
Scope in Project Management
Scope baseline in Project Management
Scope change management in Project Management
Scope creep in Project Management
Scrum in Project Management
Secondary risk in Project Management
Security in Project Management
Six Sigma in Project Management
Slack time in Project Management
Slip chart in Project Management
Slippage in Project Management
Soft project in Project Management
Software engineering in Project Management
Spiral life cycle in Project Management
Sponsor in Project Management
Sprint in Project Management
Stakeholder in Project Management
Standards in Project Management
Start in Project Management
Statement of work (SoW) in Project Management
Steering committee in Project Management
Story point in Project Management
Strategic Management in Project Management
Successor activity in Project Management
Summary activity in Project Management
Sunk cost in Project Management
Systems development life cycle (SDLC) in Project Management
Systems engineering in Project Management
Systems Thinking in Project Management
T
Task in Project Management
Task analysis in Project Management
Team Development in Project Management
Testing in Project Management
The Project Triangle in Project Management
Theory of constraints in Project Management
Threat in Project Management
Three in Project Management
Time and material contract in Project Management
Time chainage diagram in Project Management
Time limit in Project Management
Timebox in Project Management
Timeline in Project Management
Tolerance in Project Management
Total cost of ownership (TCO) in Project Management
Total float in Project Management
Trigger condition in Project Management
U
U, V, W, and X in Project Management
Unified process in Project Management
Use case in Project Management
User story in Project Management
V
V life cycle in Project Management
Value engineering in Project Management
Value for money ratio in Project Management
Value tree in Project Management
Variance analysis in Project Management
Variance at completion (VAC) in Project Management
Vendor Management in Project Management
Vertical slice in Project Management
Virtual design and construction (VDC) in Project Management
Virtual team in Project Management
W
Waterfall Model in Project Management
Weighted milestone method in Project Management
Wideband delphi in Project Management
Work in Project Management
Work authorization system in Project Management
Work breakdown structure (WBS) in Project Management
Work breakdown structure dictionary in Project Management
Work package in Project Management
Work stream in Project Management
Workaround in Project Management
OTHERS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
5S in Project Management
