Glossary Flashcards
Acceptance Criteria
A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables are accepted.
Accuracy
Within the quality management system, accuracy is an assessment of correctness.
Activity List
A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description, activity identifier, and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed.
Actual Cost
The realized cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period.
Adaptive Approach
A development approach in which the requirements are subject to a high level of uncertainty and volatility and are likely to change throughout the project.
Affinity Diagram
A diagram that shows large numbers of ideas classified into groups for review and analysis.
Affinity Grouping
The process of classifying items into similar categories or collections on the basis of their likeness.
Agile
A term used to describe a mindset of values and principles as set forth in the Agile Manifesto.
Alternatives Analysis
A method used to evaluate identified options in order to select the options or approaches to use to perform the work of the project.
Ambiguity
A state of being unclear, having difficulty in identifying the cause of events, or having multiple options from which to choose.
Analogous Estimating
A method for estimating the duration or cost of an activity or a project using historical data from a similar activity or project.
Artifact
A template, document, output, or project deliverable.
Assumption
A factor in the planning process that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or demonstration.
Assumption and Constraint Analysis
An assessment that ensures assumptions and constraints are integrated into the project plans and documents, and that there is consistency among them.
Assumption Log
A project document used to record all assumptions and constraints throughout the project.
Authority
The right to apply project resources, expend funds, make decisions, or give approvals.
Backlog
An ordered list of work to be done.
Backlog Refinement
Progressive elaboration of the content in the backlog and (re)prioritization of it to identify the work that can be accomplished in an upcoming iteration.
Baseline
The approved version of a work product, used as a basis for comparison to actual results.
Basis of Estimates
Supporting documentation outlining the details used in establishing project estimates such as assumptions, constraints, level of detail, ranges, and confidence levels.
Benchmarking
The comparison of actual or planned products, processes, and practices to those of comparable organizations to identify best practices, generate ideas for improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance.
Benefits Management Plan
The documented explanation defining the processes for creating, maximizing, and sustaining the benefits provided by a project or program.
Bid Documents
All documents used to solicit information, quotations, or proposals from prospective sellers.
Bidder Confidence
The meetings with prospective sellers prior to the preparation of a bid or proposal to ensure all prospective vendors have a clear and common understanding of the procurement. Also known as contractor conferences, vendor conferences, or pre-bid conferences.
