Project Quality and Performance Management Glossary

Important definitions and terminologies used in Project Quality and Performance Management

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A

Abstract resource in Project Quality and Performance Management
Acceptance criteria in Project Quality and Performance Management
Acceptance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Acceptance test in Project Quality and Performance Management
Accountability Matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Accounting Quality (Quality of Earnings) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Accrued costs in Project Quality and Performance Management
Acquisition strategy in Project Quality and Performance Management
Action Item in Project Quality and Performance Management
Active in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activities ID in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity Definition in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity Description (AD) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity Duration Estimating in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity duration in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity file in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity status in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity-On-Arrow (AOA) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity-On-Node (AON) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Activity-on-node network in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual Cost (AC) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)(Spent Costs) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual dates in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual direct costs in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual Finish Date (AF) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Actual Start Date (AS) in Project Quality and Performance Management
ACWP in Project Quality and Performance Management
AD in Project Quality and Performance Management
Adjourning in Project Quality and Performance Management
ADM in Project Quality and Performance Management
Administrative Closure in Project Quality and Performance Management
Advanced material release in Project Quality and Performance Management
AF in Project Quality and Performance Management
Agile Methodology in Project Quality and Performance Management
AND relationship in Project Quality and Performance Management
AOA in Project Quality and Performance Management
AON in Project Quality and Performance Management
APIs in Project Quality and Performance Management
Application Area in Project Quality and Performance Management
Approval in Project Quality and Performance Management
Approval to proceed in Project Quality and Performance Management
Approved in Project Quality and Performance Management
Arrow diagram in Project Quality and Performance Management
Arrow diagram method in Project Quality and Performance Management
Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Arrow in Project Quality and Performance Management
AS in Project Quality and Performance Management
As late as possible (ALAP) in Project Quality and Performance Management
As soon as possible (ASAP) in Project Quality and Performance Management
As-of Date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Associated revenue in Project Quality and Performance Management
Assumption in Project Quality and Performance Management
Assumptions in Project Quality and Performance Management
Audit in Project Quality and Performance Management
Authorization in Project Quality and Performance Management
Authorized un-priced work in Project Quality and Performance Management
Authorized work in Project Quality and Performance Management
Automatic decision event in Project Quality and Performance Management

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B

BAC in Project Quality and Performance Management
Backward Pas in Project Quality and Performance Management
Backward Pass in Project Quality and Performance Management
Balanced matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Balanced Scorecard in Project Quality and Performance Management
Bar Char in Project Quality and Performance Management
Bar Chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline dates in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline Finish Date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline review in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline schedule in Project Quality and Performance Management
Baseline Start Date in Project Quality and Performance Management
BCWP in Project Quality and Performance Management
BCWS in Project Quality and Performance Management
Benchmark in Project Quality and Performance Management
Benchmarking in Project Quality and Performance Management
Benefits framework in Project Quality and Performance Management
Benefits in Project Quality and Performance Management
Benefits management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Benefits management plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Best Practice in Project Quality and Performance Management
Bid analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Bid in Project Quality and Performance Management
Bottom up cost estimating in Project Quality and Performance Management
Brainstorming in Project Quality and Performance Management
Breakdown structure in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budget at completion (BAC) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budget cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budget element in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budget Estimate in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budget in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budget unit in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budgetary control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Budgeting in Project Quality and Performance Management
Burden in Project Quality and Performance Management
Business case in Project Quality and Performance Management

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C

Calendar Unit in Project Quality and Performance Management
Calendars in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cancelled in Project Quality and Performance Management
Capability Maturity Model Integration in Project Quality and Performance Management
Capacity Planning in Project Quality and Performance Management
Capital cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Capital employed in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cascade chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cash flow in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cash flow, net in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cause and Effect Diagram in Project Quality and Performance Management
Champion in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change Control Board (CCB) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change in Scope in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change log in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change Management Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Change Request in Project Quality and Performance Management
Chart of Accounts in Project Quality and Performance Management
Charter in Project Quality and Performance Management
Child activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Client Expectations in Project Quality and Performance Management
Client or Customer in Project Quality and Performance Management
Close out in Project Quality and Performance Management
Closure in Project Quality and Performance Management
CMM in Project Quality and Performance Management
Code of Accounts in Project Quality and Performance Management
Commissioning in Project Quality and Performance Management
Commitment in Project Quality and Performance Management
Committed costs in Project Quality and Performance Management
Common Cause in Project Quality and Performance Management
Communication in Project Quality and Performance Management
Communications planning in Project Quality and Performance Management
Completed in Project Quality and Performance Management
Completion date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Compound risk in Project Quality and Performance Management
Conception phase in Project Quality and Performance Management
Concurrent Engineering in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configuration identification in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configuration in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configuration item in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configuration management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configuration status accounting in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configurations audit in Project Quality and Performance Management
Configurations control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Conflict management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Constraint in Project Quality and Performance Management
Consumable resource in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contingencies in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contingency Allowance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contingency in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contingency plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contingency planning in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contingency Reserve in Project Quality and Performance Management
Continuous Improvement in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contract Administration in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contract budget base in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contract Close-out in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contract in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contract target cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contract target price in Project Quality and Performance Management
Contractor in Project Quality and Performance Management
Control Chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
Control Charts in Project Quality and Performance Management
Control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Control Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Control Project Quality in Project Quality and Performance Management
Coordinated matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Coordination in Project Quality and Performance Management
Corrective Action in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost account in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost account manager in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost benefit analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost breakdown structure in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost budgeting in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost center in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost code in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost Control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost control point in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost control system in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost curve in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost element in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost Estimating in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost incurred in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost of Quality in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost overrun in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost Performance Index (CPI) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost performance report in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Contract in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) Contract in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost reimbursement type contracts in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cost-time resource sheet (CTR) in Project Quality and Performance Management
CPFF in Project Quality and Performance Management
CPI in Project Quality and Performance Management
CPIF in Project Quality and Performance Management
CPM in Project Quality and Performance Management
Crashing in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical Activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical Chain Method in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical path analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical Path in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical Path Method (CPM) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical Path Method in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical performance indicator in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical success factor in Project Quality and Performance Management
Critical to Quality in Project Quality and Performance Management
Criticality index in Project Quality and Performance Management
Current Finish Date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Current Start Date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Customer Focus and Quality Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Customer in Project Quality and Performance Management
Customer Satisfaction in Project Quality and Performance Management
Cut-off date in Project Quality and Performance Management
CV in Project Quality and Performance Management

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D

Dangle in Project Quality and Performance Management
Data Collection in Project Quality and Performance Management
Data Date (DD) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Data Sampling in Project Quality and Performance Management
DD in Project Quality and Performance Management
Decision event in Project Quality and Performance Management
Decision in Project Quality and Performance Management
Defect in Project Quality and Performance Management
Definitive Estimate in Project Quality and Performance Management
Delaying resource in Project Quality and Performance Management
Delegation in Project Quality and Performance Management
Deliberate decision event in Project Quality and Performance Management
Deliverable in Project Quality and Performance Management
Deliverables in Project Quality and Performance Management
Delphi technique in Project Quality and Performance Management
Denied in Project Quality and Performance Management
Dependency arrow in Project Quality and Performance Management
Dependency in Project Quality and Performance Management
Design and development in Project Quality and Performance Management
Design authority in Project Quality and Performance Management
Design of Experiments in Project Quality and Performance Management
Deterministic network in Project Quality and Performance Management
DFX in Project Quality and Performance Management
Direct costs in Project Quality and Performance Management
Discounted cash flow (DCF) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Discrete milestone in Project Quality and Performance Management
DU in Project Quality and Performance Management
Dummy activity in activity on arrow network in Project Quality and Performance Management
Dummy Activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Duration (DU) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Duration Compression in Project Quality and Performance Management

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E

EAC in Project Quality and Performance Management
Earliest feasible date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Early dates in Project Quality and Performance Management
Early Finish Date (EF) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Early Start Date (ES) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Earned hours in Project Quality and Performance Management
Earned Value (EV) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Earned value analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Earned value cost control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Earned Value Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
EF in Project Quality and Performance Management
Effort in Project Quality and Performance Management
Effort remaining in Project Quality and Performance Management
Effort-driven activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Elapsed time in Project Quality and Performance Management
End activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
End event (of a project) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Environmental factoring in Project Quality and Performance Management
Equivalent activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
ES in Project Quality and Performance Management
Estimate at completion (EAC) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Estimate in Project Quality and Performance Management
Estimate to complete (ETC) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Estimating in Project Quality and Performance Management
ETC in Project Quality and Performance Management
EV in Project Quality and Performance Management
Event in Project Quality and Performance Management
Event-on-Node in Project Quality and Performance Management
Exception report in Project Quality and Performance Management
Exceptions in Project Quality and Performance Management
Exclusive OR relationship in Project Quality and Performance Management
Execution phase in Project Quality and Performance Management
Expected Monetary Value in Project Quality and Performance Management
Expenditure in Project Quality and Performance Management
External constraint in Project Quality and Performance Management

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F

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fallback plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fast in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fault Tree Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Feasibility phase in Project Quality and Performance Management
Feasibility study in Project Quality and Performance Management
Feasible schedule in Project Quality and Performance Management
FF in Project Quality and Performance Management
FFP in Project Quality and Performance Management
Final report in Project Quality and Performance Management
Finish date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Finish-to-Finish (FF) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Finish-to-Start (FS) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Finish-to-start lag in Project Quality and Performance Management
Finishing activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fishbone Diagram in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fixed date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fixed finish in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF) Contract in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fixed start in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fixed-duration scheduling in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fixed-price in Project Quality and Performance Management
Float in Project Quality and Performance Management
Forecast at completion in Project Quality and Performance Management
Forecast Final Cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Forward Pass in Project Quality and Performance Management
FPIF in Project Quality and Performance Management
Fragnet in Project Quality and Performance Management
Free Float (FF) in Project Quality and Performance Management
FS in Project Quality and Performance Management
Functional Manager in Project Quality and Performance Management
Functional matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Functional organization in Project Quality and Performance Management
Functional Requirements in Project Quality and Performance Management
Functional specification in Project Quality and Performance Management
Funding profile in Project Quality and Performance Management

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G

Gantt chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
GERT in Project Quality and Performance Management
Goal in Project Quality and Performance Management
Grade in Project Quality and Performance Management
Graphical Evaluation and Technique (GERT) in Project Quality and Performance Management

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H

Hammock activity in Project Quality and Performance Management
Hammock in Project Quality and Performance Management
Handover in Project Quality and Performance Management
Hanger in Project Quality and Performance Management
hierarchical coding structure in Project Quality and Performance Management
Hierarchy of networks in Project Quality and Performance Management
Histogram in Project Quality and Performance Management
Holiday in Project Quality and Performance Management
Host organization in Project Quality and Performance Management
Hypercritical activities in Project Quality and Performance Management

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I

IFB in Project Quality and Performance Management
Impact analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Impact in Project Quality and Performance Management
Implementation phase in Project Quality and Performance Management
Imposed date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Imposed finish in Project Quality and Performance Management
Imposed start in Project Quality and Performance Management
In progress in Project Quality and Performance Management
In-house project in Project Quality and Performance Management
Incident Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Inclusive OR relationship in Project Quality and Performance Management
Incurred costs in Project Quality and Performance Management
Indirect cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Information Distribution in Project Quality and Performance Management
Initiation in Project Quality and Performance Management
Input-Process-Output in Project Quality and Performance Management
Inspection in Project Quality and Performance Management
Integrated Cost/Schedule Reporting in Project Quality and Performance Management
Integrated logistics support in Project Quality and Performance Management
Integration in Project Quality and Performance Management
Internal rate of return (IRR) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Interoperability in Project Quality and Performance Management
Inverted matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Invitation for Bid (IFB) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Ishikawa Diagram in Project Quality and Performance Management
Issue in Project Quality and Performance Management
Issue Log in Project Quality and Performance Management

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K

Key Event Schedule in Project Quality and Performance Management
Key Performance Indicators in Project Quality and Performance Management
Key Result Area in Project Quality and Performance Management
Key Success Factor in Project Quality and Performance Management
Knowledge Management in Project Quality and Performance Management

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L

Labor rate variances in Project Quality and Performance Management
Ladder in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lag in Project Quality and Performance Management
Late dates in Project Quality and Performance Management
Late event date in Project Quality and Performance Management
Late Finish Date (LF) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Late Start Date (LS) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Latest event time in Project Quality and Performance Management
Latest finish time in Project Quality and Performance Management
Latest start time in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lead contractor in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lead in Project Quality and Performance Management
Leadership in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lean Manufacturing in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lean Six Sigma in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lessons Learned in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lessons Learned Report in Project Quality and Performance Management
Letter of intent in Project Quality and Performance Management
Level of Effort (LOE) in Project Quality and Performance Management
Leveling in Project Quality and Performance Management
LF in Project Quality and Performance Management
Life cycle in Project Quality and Performance Management
Life-cycle Costing in Project Quality and Performance Management
Lifecycle Costing in Project Quality and Performance Management
Likelihood in Project Quality and Performance Management
Link in Project Quality and Performance Management
Linked bar chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
LOE in Project Quality and Performance Management
Logic diagram in Project Quality and Performance Management
Logic in Project Quality and Performance Management
Logical Relationship in Project Quality and Performance Management
Loop in Project Quality and Performance Management

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M

Management by project in Project Quality and Performance Management
Management development in Project Quality and Performance Management
Management Information System in Project Quality and Performance Management
Management Reserve in Project Quality and Performance Management
Mandate in Project Quality and Performance Management
Master network in Project Quality and Performance Management
Master Schedule in Project Quality and Performance Management
Material in Project Quality and Performance Management
Mathematical Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Matrix Organization in Project Quality and Performance Management
Measurement Systems in Project Quality and Performance Management
Methodology in Project Quality and Performance Management
Mid-stage assessment in Project Quality and Performance Management
Milestone in Project Quality and Performance Management
Milestone plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Monitoring and Controlling in Project Quality and Performance Management
Monte Carlo Simulation in Project Quality and Performance Management

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N

Net Present Value in Project Quality and Performance Management
Non-conformance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Non-Functional Requirements in Project Quality and Performance Management

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O

Operational Requirements in Project Quality and Performance Management
Output in Project Quality and Performance Management

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P

Pareto Chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
Performance Baseline in Project Quality and Performance Management
Performance Management Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Performance Metrics in Project Quality and Performance Management
Performance Reporting in Project Quality and Performance Management
PERT Chart in Project Quality and Performance Management
Plan Quality Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Plan-Do-Check-Act in Project Quality and Performance Management
Portfolio Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Post-Implementation Review in Project Quality and Performance Management
Preventive Action in Project Quality and Performance Management
Problem Solving in Project Quality and Performance Management
Process Control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Process Improvement in Project Quality and Performance Management
Process Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Process Mapping in Project Quality and Performance Management
Process Variation in Project Quality and Performance Management
Product Requirements in Project Quality and Performance Management
Product Scope in Project Quality and Performance Management
Product vs Service Quality in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Control Systems in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Manager in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Performance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Progress Measurement in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Quality Cost in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Quality in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Quality Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Quality Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Quality Planning in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Scheduling for Performance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Project Team Building in Project Quality and Performance Management

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Q

Quality Assurance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Function Deployment in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Gate in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Management Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Metrics in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Planning in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Policy in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Principles in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Review in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Standards in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality System in Project Quality and Performance Management
Quality Team in Project Quality and Performance Management

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R

RACI Matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Regression Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Requirements Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Requirements Traceability Matrix in Project Quality and Performance Management
Resource Optimization in Project Quality and Performance Management
Risk Assessment in Project Quality and Performance Management
Risk Management Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Root Cause Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Root Cause Identification in Project Quality and Performance Management

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S

Scope Baseline in Project Quality and Performance Management
Scoring Model in Project Quality and Performance Management
Service Level Agreement in Project Quality and Performance Management
Six Sigma in Project Quality and Performance Management
Six Sigma Tools in Project Quality and Performance Management
SMART Objectives in Project Quality and Performance Management
Special Cause in Project Quality and Performance Management
Stakeholder Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Statistical Process Control in Project Quality and Performance Management
Statistical Sampling in Project Quality and Performance Management
SWOT Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management

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T

Technical Performance Measurement in Project Quality and Performance Management
Test Plan in Project Quality and Performance Management
Theory of Constraints in Project Quality and Performance Management
Time and Cost Estimating for Performance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Tolerance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Total Productive Maintenance in Project Quality and Performance Management
Total Quality Management in Project Quality and Performance Management
Traceability in Project Quality and Performance Management
Tracking Key Measurements in Project Quality and Performance Management
Training Needs Assessment in Project Quality and Performance Management

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V

Value Engineering in Project Quality and Performance Management
Variance Analysis in Project Quality and Performance Management
Verification and Validation in Project Quality and Performance Management
Verification in Project Quality and Performance Management
Voice of the Customer in Project Quality and Performance Management

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W

Work Breakdown Structure in Project Quality and Performance Management
Work Breakdown Structures for Performance in Project Quality and Performance Management

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