PMP Abbreviations Flashcards by Emma Gardner

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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Actual Cost

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ACoEs

Agile Centers of Excellence

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ADKAR

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

Acceptance Test-Drive Development

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BAC

Budget at Completion

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BCR

Benefit cost ratio

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BDD

Behavior-driven development

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BRD

Business requirements document

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CFD

Cumulative flow diagram

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CI (2)

Continuous integration (may also be continuous improvement)

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CMMI

Capability Maturity Model Integration

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CoQ

Cost of quality

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CPAF

Cost plus award fee

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CPFF

Cost plus fixed fee

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CPI (2)

Cost performance index (also used for current spending efficiency)

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CPIF

Cost plus incentive fee

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Change request

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Cost variance

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DAD

Disciplined Agile Delivery

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

Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control

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DoD

Definition of Done

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DoR

Definition of Ready

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DSDM

Dynamic Systems Development Method

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EAC

Estimation at completion

EEFs

Enterprise Environmental Factors

Early Finish Date

EMV

Expected monetary value

EOI

Expression of interest

EQ or EI

Emotional intelligence

Early Start Date

ETC

Estimate to complete

EVM

Earned value management

Evo

Evolution value delivery

FDD

Feature-driven development

FFP

Firm fixed price

FPEPA

Fixed price with economic price adjustments

FPIF

Fixed price incentive fee

Future value

IDEAL

Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting, Learning

IFB

Invitation for bid

INVEST Criteria

Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable

IRR

Internal rate of return

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

JIT

Just in time

KPI

Key performance indicator

LeSS

Large-scale Scrum

Late Finish Date

Late Start Date

LSD

Lean software development

MBO

Management by objective

MMF

Minimum marketable feature

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

Must have, Should have, Could have, Would have

MOU

Memorandum of understanding

MPV

Minimum viable product

MSA

Master service agreement

NPV

Net present value

OKRs

Objectives and Key Results

OPAs

Organizational Process Assets

OPM

Organizational project management

PDCA

Plan-do-check-act

PERT

Program Evaluation and Review Technique

PESTLE

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

PMO

Project Management Office

Planned value

Present value

RACI Chart

Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed

RAD

Rapid application development

RAM

Responsibility assignment matric

RBS

Risk breakdown structure

RCA

Root cause analysis

RFI

Request for information

RFP

Request for proposal

RFQ

Request for quotation

ROI

Return on investment

SAFe

Scaled Agile Framework

SBE

Specification by example

SEAM

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

SLA

Service-level agreements

SOW

Statement of work

SPI

Schedule Performance Index

Schedule variance

TCPI

To-complete performance index

TECOP

Technical, environmental, commercial, operational, political

TOC

Theory of constraints

UAT

User acceptance criteria

VAC

Variance at completion

VDO

Value Delivery Office

VUCA

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity

WBS

Work breakdown structure

WIP

Work in progress

WoW

Way of working

Extreme programming

PMB

Performance measurement baseline

CCB

Change control board

C & D letter

Cease & Desist letter

ADR

Alternative dispute resolution

COP

Community of Practice

QA (2)

Quality audit (may also be quality assurance)

SDLC

Software development life cycle

OBS

Organizational breakdown structure

CPM

Critical path method

IDIQ

Indefinite delivery indefinite quality

LCA

Life cycle assessment

NPS

Net promotor score

PMBOK

Project Management Body of Knowledge

T&M

Time & materials

SWOT

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats