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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

Assumptions

Business services; Project management

Assumptions are factors that, for planning purposes, are considered to be true, real, or certain without proof or demonstration. Assumptions affect all aspects of project planning, and are part of ...

Quality control (QC)

Business services; Project management

The process of monitoring specific project results to determine whether they comply with relevant quality standards, and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.

Gantt chart

Business services; Project management

A chart using timelines and other symbols that illustrate multiple time-based activities or projects on a horizontal time scale. Also referred to as a bar chart. Activities are listed, with other ...

Value engineer

Business services; Project management

A person, usually certified, who is qualified to perform value engineering services for a client.

Align

Business services; Project management

Building a common understanding of the project and developing a common view of what the solution will and will not address.

Qualitative risk analysis

Business services; Project management

The process of prioritising risks for subsequent further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact.

Forecasts

Business services; Project management

Estimates or predictions of conditions and events in the project’s future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. Forecasts are updated and reissued based on work ...

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