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A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
Industry:Business services
Generally, but not always, the sequence of schedule activities that determines the duration of the project. Generally, it is the longest path through the project. However, a critical path can end, for example, on a schedule milestone that is in the middle of the project schedule and that has a finish-no-later-than imposed date schedule constraint. See also critical path method.
Industry:Business services
The amount and distribution of money allocated to a project.
Industry:Business services
A schedule network analysis technique used to determine the amount of scheduling flexibility (the least amount of float) on various logical network paths in the project schedule network, and to determine the minimum total project duration. Early start and finish date are calculated by means of a forward pass using a specified start date. Late start and finish dates are calculated by means of a backward pass, starting from a specified completion date, which sometimes is the project early finish date determined during the forward pass calculation.
Industry:Business services
Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time, costs, and resources, or without customer approval.
Industry:Business services
A calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked, and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle. Typically defines holidays, weekends, and shift hours. See also resource calendar.
Industry:Business services
The person or organisation that will use the project’s product or service or result. See also user.
Industry:Business services
The process of developing a detailed project scope statement as the basis for future project decisions.
Industry:Business services
A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorises the existence of a project, and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organisational resources to project activities.
Industry:Business services
