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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

Activity Duration Estimates Review . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. Cost Performance Index/Indicator (CPI) . is EVM (earned value measurement) metric used to calculate the cost efficiency for the work completed. Cost Performance Measurements .

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

Activity Duration Estimates Review . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. Cost Performance Index/Indicator (CPI) . is EVM (earned value measurement) metric used to calculate the cost efficiency for the work completed. Cost Performance Measurements .

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

Another situation for possible domino effect is when the output of a task, while on-time, fails to deliver the planned quantity, thus the subsequent operation has only limited inputs to work on, creating a negative effect throughout the chain. Parkinson’s law states that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Authorization Points: Specific points during the course of a project at which the sponsor reviews the business case and approves the project onwards. All decisions about reviewing, approving, and rejecting changes to a project are handled by the Change Control Board. Crashing: A way to fast track the project by adding resources.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

Another situation for possible domino effect is when the output of a task, while on-time, fails to deliver the planned quantity, thus the subsequent operation has only limited inputs to work on, creating a negative effect throughout the chain. Parkinson’s law states that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.

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Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 3 Transcription

MPUG

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. When that one is going to wait two days before the assignments due to just say, hey, why don’t we change this to that? Melanie: Hello.

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