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A relation between activities, such that one requires input from the other.
Industry:Business services
Useful work performed that does not produce a tangible product or result, such as performing any of the business functions supporting production or distribution. Contrast with product and result. See also deliverable.
Industry:Business services
A simulation uses a project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into their potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Project simulations use computer models and estimates of risk, usually expressed as a probability distribution of possible costs or durations at a detailed work level, and are typically performed using the Monte Carlo analysis.
Industry:Business services
Ability to use knowledge, a developed aptitude, and/or a capability to effectively and readily execute or perform an activity.
Industry:Business services
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
Industry:Business services
The number of work periods (not including holidays or other nonworking periods) required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. Usually expressed as workdays or workweeks. Sometimes incorrectly equated with elapsed time. Contrast with effort.
Industry:Business services
A document that specifies, in a complete, precise, verifiable manner, the requirements, design, behavior, or other characteristics of a system, component, product, result, or service and, often, the procedures for determining whether these provisions have been satisfied. Examples are: requirement specification, design specification, product specification, and test specification.
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 document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines, or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.
Industry:Business services
A group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level, and displayed/reported as a single activity at that summary level. See also subproject and subnetwork.
Industry:Business services
