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Different Project Management Terms Beginners Should Know

ProProfs Project Management

The shortest time estimated to complete a specific project task or activity is known as optimistic duration. Performance Measurement Baseline. This creates a point of comparison of all the other baselines to evaluate project performance. Cost Estimation. QCD stands for Quality, Cost, Delivery.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Continuous Improvement The ongoing effort to improve a project process, product, or service to achieve better results. Cost Estimation The process of estimating project costs is done by leveraging historical data, expert judgment, or quantitative models. Feasibility Study An analysis of a project’s viability.

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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

Herding Cats

Economics is the study of how people make decisions in resource-limited situations. Economics has two basis branches: Macroeconomics is the study of how people make decisions in resource-limited situations on a national or global scale. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project.

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

also known as a Gantt chart, is a graphical instrument depicting the data related to a project. . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. It usually consists of the three following components: schedule, cost, and scope. Case Study . Control Costs . Bar Chart

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

also known as a Gantt chart, is a graphical instrument depicting the data related to a project. . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. It usually consists of the three following components: schedule, cost, and scope. Case Study . Control Costs . Bar Chart

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Bottleneck: In project management terms, a bottleneck is any constraint that restricts the movement of a process. With this approach, the project's cost and/or duration are calculated by adding the cost/duration of all its constituent activities. Most, however, track the project's costs and deadlines.