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The agreement to be able to assign project resources, make project decisions,
and spend project funding. |
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A team-building technique in which team members are located together or as
close to each other as possible. |
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| Standards to which project variables are compared for acceptability. |
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A company, business, or other formal structure that encompasses a business
Function. |
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| The coordination of personnel and additional resources to implement the project management plan and create the deliverables of the project. |
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| Functional Organizational Structure |
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| A structure within a company where people are grouped by similar skill set (e.g.,accounting, marketing, engineering. |
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| Information from previous projects that can be used to learn from success and failure. |
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| The beginning processes in a project, which occur prior to Planning. |
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| Performing day-to-day operations by a project management approach. |
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| A set of procedures used in project management. |
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| The day-to-day repeatable activities that a company performs. |
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| Organizational Process Assets (Output/Input) |
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| The various process-related assets from the organizations involved in the project work; can include templates, documentation, methods and procedures, and policies. |
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| The processes required to develop the activities to attain an objective. |
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| Portfolio Management (Technique) |
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| Managing various portfolios that include the projects and programs of which they consist; can include prioritization, authorization, and management. |
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A group of related projects that are managed to obtain synergistic benefits and
Control. |
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| Progressive Elaboration (Technique) |
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| The process of beginning a project and, as more information is discovered, adjusting the plan to reflect the information and progress. |
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| The process that can result in the authorization of a project. |
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| An approach to meeting project objectives by utilizing defined methodology which includes knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques. |
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| Project Management Knowledge Area |
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| The nine project management knowledge areas are integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk, and procurement. |
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| Project Management Process Groups |
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| The group of processes that complete a project (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing). |
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| The person responsible for ensuring that project objectives are met |
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| An organization which authorizes the project manager to assign resources to the project, to establish priorities, and to direct the work of the project. |
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| A specific function performed by a member of a project team with defined behaviors and activities. |
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| A procedure executed by a resource to complete activities on the project |
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