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Project management

Referring to the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project objectives.

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Project management

Substantial completion

Business services; Project management

The stage in the progress of the work when the work, or designated portion of the work, is sufficiently complete in accordance with the contract documents so that the owner can occupy or utilise the ...

Project management team

Business services; Project management

The members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities. On some smaller projects, the project management team may include virtually all of the project team ...

Earned value management (EVM)

Business services; Project management

A management methodology for integrating scope, schedule, and resources, and for objectively measuring project performance and progress. Performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of ...

Start date

Business services; Project management

A point in time associated with a schedule activity’s start, usually qualified by one of the following: actual, planned, estimated, scheduled, early, late, target, baseline, or current.

Project network diagram

Business services; Project management

Any schematic display of the logical relationship of project activities. (See precedence diagram.)

Endorsement

Business services; Project management

Something, as a signature or voucher that validates or sanctions.

Project organisation chart

Business services; Project management

A document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project.

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