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PMP Abbreviations Flashcards

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A3

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Either a process for solving a particular problem, or a general way of looking at things, in which the pertinent information is limited to what will fit on a single sheet of paper. Named for the standard A3- size sheet of paper.

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AC

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Actual Cost

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ACoEs

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Agile Centers of Excellence

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ADKAR

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Awareness (of the need for change)
Desire (to support the change)
Knowledge (of how to change)
Ability (to demonstrate new skills and behaviors)
Reinforcement (to make the change stick)

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ATDD

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Acceptance Test-Drive Development

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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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BDD

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Behavior-driven development

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BRD

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Business requirements document

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CFD

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Cumulative flow diagram

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11
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CI (2)

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Continuous integration (may also be continuous improvement)

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CMMI

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Capability Maturity Model Integration

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13
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CoQ

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Cost of quality

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14
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CPAF

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Cost plus award fee

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CPFF

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Cost plus fixed fee

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CPI (2)

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Cost performance index (also used for current spending efficiency)

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CPIF

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Cost plus incentive fee

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18
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CR

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Change request

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19
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CV

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Cost variance

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20
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DAD

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Disciplined Agile Delivery

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21
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DMAIC Framework (basis for Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma)

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Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control

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22
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DoD

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Definition of Done

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23
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DoR

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Definition of Ready

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24
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DSDM

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Dynamic Systems Development Method

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25
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EAC

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Estimation at completion

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EEFs

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Enterprise Environmental Factors

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27
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EF

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Early Finish Date

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28
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EMV

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Expected monetary value

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29
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EOI

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Expression of interest

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30
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EQ or EI

A

Emotional intelligence

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31
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ES

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Early Start Date

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32
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ETC

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Estimate to complete

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33
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EVM

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Earned value management

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34
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Evo

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Evolution value delivery

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35
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FDD

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Feature-driven development

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36
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FFP

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Firm fixed price

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37
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FPEPA

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Fixed price with economic price adjustments

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38
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FPIF

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Fixed price incentive fee

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39
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FV

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Future value

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40
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IDEAL

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Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting, Learning

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41
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IFB

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Invitation for bid

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42
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INVEST Criteria

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Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable

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43
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IRR

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Internal rate of return

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44
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ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

45
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JIT

A

Just in time

46
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KPI

A

Key performance indicator

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LeSS

A

Large-scale Scrum

48
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LF

A

Late Finish Date

49
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LS

A

Late Start Date

50
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LSD

A

Lean software development

51
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MBO

A

Management by objective

52
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MMF

A

Minimum marketable feature

53
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MoSCow Method (may also be referred to as MoSCow Priortization or MoSCow Analysis)

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Must have, Should have, Could have, Would have

54
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MOU

A

Memorandum of understanding

55
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MPV

A

Minimum viable product

56
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MSA

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Master service agreement

57
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NPV

A

Net present value

58
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OKRs

A

Objectives and Key Results

59
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OPAs

A

Organizational Process Assets

60
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OPM

A

Organizational project management

61
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PDCA

A

Plan-do-check-act

62
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PERT

A

Program Evaluation and Review Technique

63
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PESTLE

A

Political, economic, social-cultural, technical, legal, environmental

64
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PMO

A

Project Management Office

65
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PV

A

Planned value

66
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PV

A

Present value

67
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RACI Chart

A

Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed

68
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RAD

A

Rapid application development

69
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RAM

A

Responsibility assignment matric

70
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RBS

A

Risk breakdown structure

71
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RCA

A

Root cause analysis

72
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RFI

A

Request for information

73
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RFP

A

Request for proposal

74
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RFQ

A

Request for quotation

75
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ROI

A

Return on investment

76
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SAFe

A

Scaled Agile Framework

77
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SBE

A

Specification by example

78
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SEAM

A

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

79
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SLA

A

Service-level agreements

80
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SOW

A

Statement of work

81
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SPI

A

Schedule Performance Index

82
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SV

A

Schedule variance

83
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TCPI

A

To-complete performance index

84
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TECOP

A

Technical, environmental, commercial, operational, political

85
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TOC

A

Theory of constraints

86
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UAT

A

User acceptance criteria

87
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VAC

A

Variance at completion

88
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VDO

A

Value Delivery Office

89
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VUCA

A

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity

90
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WBS

A

Work breakdown structure

91
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WIP

A

Work in progress

92
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WoW

A

Way of working

93
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XP

A

Extreme programming

94
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PMB

A

Performance measurement baseline

95
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CCB

A

Change control board

96
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C & D letter

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Cease & Desist letter

97
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ADR

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Alternative dispute resolution

98
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COP

A

Community of Practice

99
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QA (2)

A

Quality audit (may also be quality assurance)

100
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SDLC

A

Software development life cycle

101
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OBS

A

Organizational breakdown structure

102
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CPM

A

Critical path method

103
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IDIQ

A

Indefinite delivery indefinite quality

104
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LCA

A

Life cycle assessment

105
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NPS

A

Net promotor score

106
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PMBOK

A

Project Management Body of Knowledge

107
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T&M

A

Time & materials

108
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SWOT

A

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

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