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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 knowledge area
Business services; Project management
An identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques.
Duration
Business services; Project management
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 ...
Specialty groups
Business services; Project management
Functional groups responsible for specialised services or products (Environmental, Traffic, Bridge & Structures, Geotechnical, Right of Way, Materials, etc.)
Project management office (PMO)
Business services; Project management
An organisational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralised and coordinated management of those projects under its domain. The responsibilities of a PMO can range ...
Actual duration
Business services; Project management
The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if ...
Specification
Business services; Project management
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 ...
Project management plan
Business services; Project management
A formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled. It may be summary or detailed and may be composed of one or more subsidiary management plans and other ...
