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AC

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Actual cost

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7QC

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Seven basic quality tools

1) Cause and effect diagrams
2) Flowcharts
3) Checksheets
4) Pareto diagrams
5) Histograms
6) Control charts
7) Scatter diagrams

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ACWP

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Actual cost of work performed. (AC)

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ADM

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Arrow diagramming method

  • Used less than the PDM
  • Activities placed on arrows
  • Arrows represent activities and relationships
  • called activity-on-arrow or activity-on-line diagram
  • Only uses finish to start rlationships
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ADR

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Alternative dispute resolution

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AE

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Apportioned effort

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ANSI

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American National Standards Institute

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AOA

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Activity on arrow

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AON

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Activity-on-Node

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B/C

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Benefit/cost ratio

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BAC

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Budget at completion

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BCR

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Benefit-Cost Ratio

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BCWS

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Budgeted cost of work scheduled. (PV)

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BCWP

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Budgeted cost of work performed. (EV)

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BELA

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Business Ethics Leadership Alliance

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BOE

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Basis of estimate

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CA

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1) Control account

2) Cost account

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CAPM

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Certified Associate in Project Management

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CBT

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Computer based testing

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CCB

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Change control board

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CCM

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Critical chain method

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CCR

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Continuing certification requirements

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cE

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Expected cost

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CEO

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Chief Executive Officer

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CGC

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Certification Governance Council

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cM

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Most likely (cost)

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CMMI

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Capability Maturity Model Integration

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cO

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Optimistic (cost)

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COA

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Course of Action

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COQ

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Cost of Quality

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cP

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Pessimistic (cost)

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CPAF

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Cost plus award fee contracts

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CPFF

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Cost plus fixed fee contracts

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CPI

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Cost performance index

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CPIF

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Cost plus incentive fee contracts

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CPM

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Critical path method

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CV

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Cost variance

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DIKW

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Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom (KM model)

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DISC

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Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness

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DOE

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Design of experiments

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DU/DUR

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Duration

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EAC

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Estimate at completion

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EEF

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Enterprise environmental factors

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EF

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Early finish date

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EMV

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Expected Monetary Analysis

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EPMO

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Enterprise Project Management Office

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ESDC

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Ethics Standards Development Committee

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ETC

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Estimate to complete

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ESRC

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Ethics Standards Review Committee

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EV

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Earned value

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EVM

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1) Earned value management

2) Earned value measurement

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EVA

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Earned value analysis

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EVM

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Earned value management

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FAQ

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Frequently asked questions

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53
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FCPA

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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FFP

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Firm fixed price contracts

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FF

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Finish-to-finish

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FP-EPA

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Fixed price with economic price adjustment contracts

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57
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FPIF

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Fixed price incentive fee contracts

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58
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FS

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Finish-to-start

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FTA

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Fault tree analysis

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FMEA

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Failure mode and effect analysis

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FTP

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File transfer protocol

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GERT

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Graphical evaluation and review technique

  • Allows for probabilistic treatment of the network diagram
  • Very complex and thus not common
  • Allows loops between activities
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GUI

A

Graphic user interface

65
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HR

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Human resource

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ID

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Activity identifier

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IEC

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International Electrotechnical Commission

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IFB

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Invitation for bid

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IFN

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Invitation for negotiation

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IPECC

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Initiate, plan, execute, control, close

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IRR

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Internal rate of return

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ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

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IT

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Information technology

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LF

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Late finish date

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ITTO

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Inputs, tools & techniques, and outputs

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JAD

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joint application design/development

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KPI

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Key performance indicators

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LOE

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Level of effort

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LCL

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Lower control limit

80
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LPTA

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low price technically acceptable

81
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LS

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Late start date

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MAG

A

member advisory group

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MCDA

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multi-criteria decision analysis

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MBTI

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Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator

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MOU

A

Memorandum of understanding

86
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MTBF

A

mean time between failure

87
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MTTR

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mean time to repair

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NGO

A

nongovernmental organization

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NGT

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Nominal Group Technique

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NPV

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Net present value

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NVA

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Non-value added

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OBS

A

organizational breakdown structure

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OPA

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organizational process assets

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OPM

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Organizational project management

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OPM3

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Organizational Project Management Maturity Model

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PBO

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Project-based organization

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PBT

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paper-based training

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PDCA

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plan-do-check-act (cycle)

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PDPC

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process decision program charts

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PDU

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professional development units

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PERT

A

program evaluation and review technique

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PMI

A

Project Management Institute

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PES

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Professional Examination Service

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PDM

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Precedence Diagramming Method

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PM

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1) Project Manager

2) Project management

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PMB

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1) project measurement baseline
2) PV baseline

3) performance measurement baseline
(Made up of two categories, distributed and undistributed)

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PgMP

A

Program Management Professional

108
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PMBOK

A

Project Management Body of Knowledge

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PMI-ACP

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PMI Agile Certified Practitioner

110
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PMIS

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Project management information system

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PMI-RMP

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PMI Risk Management Professional

112
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PMP

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Project Management Professional

113
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PMO

A

Project management office

Three types:

1) Supportive
2) Controlling
3) Directive

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PMI-SP

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PMI Scheduling Professional

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PO

A

purchase order

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PPP

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project, program, and portfolio

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PSOW

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Project statement of work

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PTA

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Point of total assumption

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PV

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1) Present value

2) Planned value

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QA

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quality assurance

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QCC

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Quality Control Circle

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QFD

A

quality function deployment

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RACI

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responsible, accountable, consult and inform (matrix)

124
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RAM

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responsibility assignment matrix

125
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RBS

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1) risk breakdown structure

2) resource breakdown structure

126
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RDS

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role delineation study

127
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REP

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Registered Education Provider

128
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RFI

A

request for information

129
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RFQ

A

request for quotation

130
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RFT

A

request for tender

131
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ROI

A

Return on investment

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ROM

A

rough order of magnitude

133
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s

A

Sigma, or Standard deviation

134
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SD

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Standard deviation, or sigma

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SE

A

support equipment

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SF

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start-to-finish

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SIPOC

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suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers (model)

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SIR

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seller initial response

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SLA

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Service level agreement

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SME

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Subject matter expert

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SOW

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Statement of work

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SPI

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Schedule performance index

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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

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SS

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start-to-start

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SWOT

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strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

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SV

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Schedule variance

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T & M

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time and material contracts

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Tm

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most likely duration

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To

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optimistic duration

150
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Tp

A

pessimistic duration

151
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TCPI

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To-Complete Performance Index

152
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USED

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use, stop, exploit, defend (SWOT strategy)

153
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TQM

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Total quality management

154
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UCL

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Upper control limit

155
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VAC

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Variance at completion

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VOC

A

voice of the customer

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VPN

A

virtual private network

158
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WBS

A

work breakdown structure

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