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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.
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critical activity
Business services; Project management
Any schedule activity on a critical path in a project schedule. Most commonly determined by using the critical path method. Although some activities are "critical" in the dictionary sense, without ...
progress schedule
Business services; Project management
A line diagram showing proposed and actual starting and completion times of the respective project activities.
critical chain method
Business services; Project management
A schedule network analysis technique that modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources. The critical chain method mixes deterministic and probabilistic approaches to schedule ...
scope change
Business services; Project management
Any change to the project scope. A scope change almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule.
project
Business services; Project management
A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
critical path
Business services; Project management
Generally, but not always, the sequence of schedule activities that determines the duration of the project. Generally, it is the longest path through the project. However, a critical path can end, ...
