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| The total number of work periods (not including holidays or other nonworking periods) required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. Usually expressed as workdays or workweeks. Sometimes incorrectly equated with elapsed time. |
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| A response to a negative risk that has occurred. Distinquished from contingency plan in that a workaround is not planned in advaqnce of the occurrene of the risk event. |
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| Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary |
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| A document that describes each component in the Work breakdown structure (WBS). For each WBS component, the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope or statement of work, defined deliverable(s), a list of associated activities, and a list of milestones. Other information may include: responsible organization, start and end dates, resources required, an estimate of cost, charge number, contract information, quality requirements, and technical references to facilitate performance of the work, |
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| A cost, time, quality, technical, or resource value used as a parameter, and whch may be included in product specifications. Crossing the threshold should trigger some action, such as generating an exception report. |
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Interactive Communication
Push Communication
Pull Communication |
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| Interactive communication |
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| Between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understading by all participants on specified topics, and includes meetings, phone calls, video conferencing, etc. |
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| Sent to specific recipients who need to know the information. This ensures that the information is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience. Push communication includes letters, memos, reports, emails, faxes, voice mails, press releases etc. |
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| Used for very large volumes of information, or for very large audiences, that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion. These methods include intranet sites, e-learning, and knowledge repositories, etc. |
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