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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

ProjectManager.com

Find a term you want defined that isn’t on this project management glossary? Business Plan A formal document that clearly defines the business goals of a project and how to attain them. It helps to model the maturity of the capability of business process by defining steps and managing result metrics to optimize the process.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Acceptance Test: A process through which a project's end users run through the project to identify any potential issues before it can be formally accepted. Allocation describes the process for assigning resources for different project activities in the most efficient way possible. Allocation: Another term for Resource Allocation.

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Project Management Methodologies Review (Part 1)

Wrike

These projects begin with a Requirements Breakdown Structure to define strategic project goals based on product requirements, functions, sub-functions, and features. Once the project has begun, teams cycle through the process of planning, executing, and evaluating tasks — which might change the final deliverable.