Term
|
Definition
| A series of related jobs usually directed toward some major output and requiring a significant period of time to perform. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Planning, directing, and controlling resources (people, equipment, material) to meet the technical, cost, and time constraints of a project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A structure for organizing a project where a self-contained team works full time on the project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A structure where team members are assigned from the functional units of the organization. The team members remain a part of their functional units and typically are not dedicated to the project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A structure that blends the functional and pure project structures. Each project uses people from different functional areas. A dedicated project manager decides what tasks need to be performed and when, but the functional managers control which people to use. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A specific event in a project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks, and work packages. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Pieces of work within a project that consume time. The completion of all the activities of a project marks the end of the project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Shows in a graphic manner the amount of time involved and the sequence in which activities can be performed. Often referred to as a bar chart. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Technique that combines measures of scope, schedule, and cost for evaluating project progress. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The sequence of activities in a project that forms the longest chain in terms of their time to complete. This path contains zero slack time. It is possible for there to be multiple critical paths in a project. Techniques used to find the critical path are called CPM or Critical Path Method techniques. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Activity that needs to be completed immediately before another activity. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The time that an activity can be delayed; the difference between the late and early start times of an activity. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A project schedule that lists all activities by their early start times. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A project schedule that lists all activities by their late start times. This schedule may create savings by postponing purchases of material and other costs associated with the project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Extension of the critical path models that considers the trade-off between the time required to complete an activity and cost. This is often referred to as "crashing" the project. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| may be a written description of the objectives to be achieved, with brief statement of the work to be done and a proposed schedule specifying the start and completion dates. It also could contain performance measures in terms of budge and completion steps (milestones) and the written reports to be supplid |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a group of activities combined to be assignable to a single organizational unit |
|
|
