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The activity duration originally assigned to a schedule activity and not updated as progress is reported on the activity. Typically used for comparison with actual duration and remaining duration when reporting schedule progress.
Industry:Business services
The area, on either side of the centre line, or mean, of data plotted on a control chart that meets the customer’s requirements for a product or service. This area may be greater than or less than the area defined by the control limits.
Industry:Business services
One of the 44 processes, unique to project management and described in the PMBOK® Guide.
Industry:Business services
The time in calendar units, between the data date of the project schedule and the finish date of a schedule activity that has an actual start date. This represents the time needed to complete a schedule activity where the work is in progress.
Industry:Business services
(1) The person or group that provides the financial resources, in cash or in kind, for the project and is responsible for the overall project delivery.
(2) The person assigning the project manager the responsibility to conduct the project’s effort and deliver the end product.
(3) The executive who manages, administers, monitors, funds, and is responsible for the overall project delivery.
Industry:Business services
A logical grouping of the project management processes described in the PMBOK® Guide. The project management process groups include initiating processes; planning processes; executing processes; monitoring and controlling processes; and closing processes. Collectively, these five groups are required for any project, have clear internal dependencies, and must be performed in the same sequence on each project, independent of the application area or the specifics of the applied project life cycle. project management process groups are not project phases.
Industry:Business services
In the critical path method, the earliest possible point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish, based on the schedule network logic, the data date, and any schedule constraints. Early finish dates can change as the project progresses and as changes are made to the project management plan.
Industry:Business services
Persons and organisations such as customers, sponsors, performing organizations, and the public that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project. They may also exert influence over the project and its deliverables.
Industry:Business services
A class of computer software applications specifically designed to aid the project management team with planning, monitoring, and controlling the project, including: cost estimating, scheduling, communications, collaboration, configuration management, document control, records management, and risk analysis.
Industry:Business services
In the critical path method, the earliest possible point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can start, based on the schedule network logic the data date, and any schedule constraints. Early start dates can change as the project progresses and changes are made to the project management plan.
Industry:Business services
