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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.

Contributors in Project management

Project management

subphase

Business services; Project management

A subdivision of a phase.

preventive action

Business services; Project management

Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks

contract documents

Business services; Project management

A term used to represent all executed agreements between the owner and contractor; any general, supplementary, or other contract conditions; the drawings and specifications; all bidding documents, ...

risk transference

Business services; Project management

A risk response planning technique that shifts the impact of a threat to a third party, together with ownership of the response.

prime contractor

Business services; Project management

(1) Any contractor having a contract directly with the owner.

contract management plan

Business services; Project management

The document that describes how a specific contract will be administered, and can include items such as required documentation delivery and performance requirements. A contract management plan can be ...

role

Business services; Project management

A defined function to be performed by a project team member, such as testing, filing, inspecting, and coding.

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