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Business services
The business service industry provides the core business skills and knowledge required for a high performing workplace.It covers an array of expertise, including customer contact, business administration, business management, business information and human resource management.
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cost performance index (CPI)
Business services; Project management
A measurement of cost efficiency on a project. It is the ratio of earned value (EV) to actual cost (AC). CPI = EV divided by AC. A value equal to or greater than one indicates a ...
schedule milestone
Business services; Project management
A significant event in the project schedule, such as an event restraining future work or marking the completion of a major deliverable. A schedule milestone has zero duration. ...
product scope description
Business services; Project management
The documented narrative description of the product scope.
cost-plus fee (CPF) contract
Business services; Project management
A type of cost reimbursable contract where the buyer reimburses the seller for the seller's allowable costs for performing the contract work, and seller also receives a fee ...
schedule model
Business services; Project management
A model used in conjunction with manual methods or project management software to perform schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule for use in managing the ...
professional engineer
Business services; Project management
A professional firm and/or individual who is professionally engaged in an engineering discipline.
cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract
Business services; Project management
A type of cost-reimbursable contract where the buyer reimburses the seller for the seller's allowable costs (allowable costs are defined by the contract), plus a fixed amount of ...
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