Project management

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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Risk acceptance

Business services; Project management

A risk response planning technique that indicates that the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk, or is unable to identify any other suitable response ...

Phase

Business services; Project management

A distinguishable part in a course, development, or cycle.

Risk analysis

Business services; Project management

An examination of risk areas or events to assess the probable consequences for each event (or combination of events in the analysis), and determine possible options for avoidance.

Configuration management system

Business services; Project management

A subsystem of the overall project management system. It is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: identify and ...

Risk avoidance

Business services; Project management

A risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact. ...

Constraint

Business services; Project management

The state, quality, or sense of being restricted to a given course of action on inaction. An applicable restriction or limitation, either internal or external, to the project that will affect the ...

Risk breakdown structure (RBS)

Business services; Project management

A hierarchically-organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks. The risk breakdown ...