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Project management
Referring to the discipline of planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project objectives.
Industry: Business services
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Project management
project management information system (PMIS)
Business services; Project management
An information system consisting of the tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes. It is used to support all aspects of the project ...
direct material costs
Business services; Project management
Costs accruing from material acquisition, including purchase price, freight, and taxes.
special cause
Business services; Project management
A source of variation that is not inherent in the system, is not predictable, and is intermittent. It can be assigned to a defect in the system. On a control chart, points beyond the control limits, ...
project management knowledge area
Business services; Project management
An identified area of project management defined by its knowledge requirements and described in terms of its component processes, practices, inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques.
duration
Business services; Project management
The 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 ...
specialty groups
Business services; Project management
Functional groups responsible for specialized services or products (Environmental, Traffic, Bridge & Structures, Geotechnical, Right of Way, Materials, etc.)
project management office (PMO)
Business services; Project management
An organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain. The responsibilities of a PMO can range ...
