- Activity
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A distinct portion of work performed during the course of a project.
- Assumption
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A factor in the planning process considered to be certain without proof or demonstration.
- Backlog
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A listing of product requirements and deliverables to be completed.
- Baseline
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The approved version of work that is used as the basis for comparison to actual results.
- Benchmark
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The comparison of actual practices to those of comparable organizations best practices.
- Budget
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The approved estimate for the project.
- Constraint
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A limiting factor that affects the execution of a project.
- Contingency
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Actions the project team can take if predetermined trigger conditions occur.
- Decomposition
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A technique used for dividing the project scope into smaller more manageable parts.
- Deliverable
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Any unique and verifiable product that is produced to complete a phase or project.
- Dependency
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The logical relationship between two or more activities.
- Duration
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Total number of work periods required to complete an activity.
- Effort
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The number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity.
- Estimate
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An approximation of a projects time and cost.
- Float
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The time a task can be delayed without delaying the project.
- Issue
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An event that currently affects a projects ability to produce deliverables.
- Iteration
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Work done in a series of smaller stages.
- Milestone
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A significant point in a project.
- Portfolio
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- Project
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- Program
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- Quality
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The extent the final deliverable conforms to the customer requirements.
- Requirement
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A condition or capability that is required to be present in a product or service to satisfy imposed specifications.
- Resources
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Can be people, equipment, services, materials, budgets, or funds that are needed to complete tasks on a project.
- Risk
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An uncertain event that, if it occurs, has an effect on project objectives.
- Schedule
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A list of a projects critical elements with intended start and finish dates.
- Scope
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The total aggregate of products and services to be produced by a project.
- Sponsor
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A person that provides resources and support for a project and is accountable for enabling success.
- Sprint
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A repeatable work cycle in Agile, know as an iteration.
- Tasks
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An activity that needs to be accomplished within a defined period of time to achieve a project milestone.
- Timeline
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A graphical representation of a sequence of events.
- Work Breakdown Structure
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- Work
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The amount of effort required to produce a deliverable or complete a task.
- Workaround
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an immediate response to an issue for which a prior response had not been planned.