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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.
Industry: Business services
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Triggers
Business services; Project management
Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. Triggers may be discovered in the risk identification process and watched in the risk monitoring and control process. Triggers are sometimes ...
Matrix organisation
Business services; Project management
Any organisational structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and for directing the work of persons assigned to the project.
Methodology
Business services; Project management
A system of practices, techniques, procedures, and rules used by those who work in a discipline.
Start-to-start (SS)
Business services; Project management
The logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity. See also logical relationship.
Manage project team
Business services; Project management
The process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and coordinating changes to enhance project performance.
Manage stakeholders
Business services; Project management
The process of managing communications to satisfy the requirements of, and resolve issues with, project stakeholders.
Master deliverables list (MDL)
Business services; Project management
WSDOT’s standardised Master Deliverables List (MDL) is the starting point for a project-specific work breakdown structure (WBS). The MDL is a comprehensive list that identifies project phases, ...
