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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
Certification Governance Council
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cM
Most likely (cost)
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CMMI
Capability Maturity Model Integration
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cO
Optimistic (cost)
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COA
Course of Action
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COQ
Cost of Quality
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cP
Pessimistic (cost)
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CPAF
Cost plus award fee contracts
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CPFF
Cost plus fixed fee contracts
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CPI
Cost performance index
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CPIF
Cost plus incentive fee contracts
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CPM
Critical path method
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CV
Cost variance
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DIKW
Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom (KM model)
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DISC
Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness
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DOE
Design of experiments
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DU/DUR
Duration
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EAC
Estimate at completion
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EEF
Enterprise environmental factors
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EF
Early finish date
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EMV
Expected Monetary Analysis
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EPMO
Enterprise Project Management Office
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ESDC
Ethics Standards Development Committee
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ETC
Estimate to complete
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ESRC
Ethics Standards Review Committee
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EV
Earned value
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EVM
1) Earned value management | 2) Earned value measurement
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EVA
Earned value analysis
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EVM
Earned value management
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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FCPA
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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FFP
Firm fixed price contracts
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FF
Finish-to-finish
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FP-EPA
Fixed price with economic price adjustment contracts
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FPIF
Fixed price incentive fee contracts
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FS
Finish-to-start
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FTA
Fault tree analysis
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FMEA
Failure mode and effect analysis
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FTP
File transfer protocol
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GERT
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
Graphic user interface
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HR
Human resource
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ID
Activity identifier
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IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
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IFB
Invitation for bid
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IFN
Invitation for negotiation
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IPECC
Initiate, plan, execute, control, close
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IRR
Internal rate of return
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ISO
International Organization for Standardization
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IT
Information technology
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LF
Late finish date
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ITTO
Inputs, tools & techniques, and outputs
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JAD
joint application design/development
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KPI
Key performance indicators
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LOE
Level of effort
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LCL
Lower control limit
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LPTA
low price technically acceptable
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LS
Late start date
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MAG
member advisory group
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MCDA
multi-criteria decision analysis
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MBTI
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
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MOU
Memorandum of understanding
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MTBF
mean time between failure
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MTTR
mean time to repair
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NGO
nongovernmental organization
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NGT
Nominal Group Technique
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NPV
Net present value
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NVA
Non-value added
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OBS
organizational breakdown structure
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OPA
organizational process assets
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OPM
Organizational project management
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OPM3
Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
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PBO
Project-based organization
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PBT
paper-based training
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PDCA
plan-do-check-act (cycle)
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PDPC
process decision program charts
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PDU
professional development units
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PERT
program evaluation and review technique
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PMI
Project Management Institute
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PES
Professional Examination Service
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PDM
Precedence Diagramming Method
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PM
1) Project Manager | 2) Project management
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PMB
1) project measurement baseline 2) PV baseline 3) performance measurement baseline (Made up of two categories, distributed and undistributed)
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PgMP
Program Management Professional
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PMBOK
Project Management Body of Knowledge
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PMI-ACP
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
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PMIS
Project management information system
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PMI-RMP
PMI Risk Management Professional
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PMP
Project Management Professional
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PMO
Project management office Three types: 1) Supportive 2) Controlling 3) Directive
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PMI-SP
PMI Scheduling Professional
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PO
purchase order
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PPP
project, program, and portfolio
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PSOW
Project statement of work
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PTA
Point of total assumption
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PV
1) Present value | 2) Planned value
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QA
quality assurance
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QCC
Quality Control Circle
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QFD
quality function deployment
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RACI
responsible, accountable, consult and inform (matrix)
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RAM
responsibility assignment matrix
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RBS
1) risk breakdown structure | 2) resource breakdown structure
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RDS
role delineation study
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REP
Registered Education Provider
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RFI
request for information
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RFQ
request for quotation
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RFT
request for tender
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ROI
Return on investment
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ROM
rough order of magnitude
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s
Sigma, or Standard deviation
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SD
Standard deviation, or sigma
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SE
support equipment
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SF
start-to-finish
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SIPOC
suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers (model)
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SIR
seller initial response
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SLA
Service level agreement
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SME
Subject matter expert
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SOW
Statement of work
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SPI
Schedule performance index
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SQL
Structured Query Language
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SS
start-to-start
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SWOT
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
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SV
Schedule variance
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T & M
time and material contracts
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Tm
most likely duration
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To
optimistic duration
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Tp
pessimistic duration
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TCPI
To-Complete Performance Index
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USED
use, stop, exploit, defend (SWOT strategy)
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TQM
Total quality management
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UCL
Upper control limit
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VAC
Variance at completion
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VOC
voice of the customer
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VPN
virtual private network
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WBS
work breakdown structure

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