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Unit 1.06
Project Management
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Business operations | The day-to-day activities needed for continued business functioning. |
| Deliverable | The result a project is created to achieve. |
| Dynamic | Changeable. |
| Governance mechanism | Rule or regulation used to ensure that a project stays on track and meets its requirements. |
| Lessons-learned document | A project-end summary of what went well, what didn't go well, and how to improve in the future. |
| Project | A short-term undertaking that creates a unique good or service. |
| Project champion | A project's sponsor; a person who has the ability and authority to assist the project manager. |
| Project charter | A formal document that officially authorizes a project to get underway. |
| Project close | The final stage of project management; wrapping up, delivering the product, and documenting lessons learned. |
| Project creep | A problem wherein the scope of a project keeps getting bigger and bigger. |
| Project execution | The third stage of project management; carrying out the actual project work. |
| Project initiation | The first stage of project management; activities required for starting up a new project. |
| Project management | The skills, tools, and processes used to plan, execute, and control the elements of a project. |
| Project manager | Person responsible for overseeing all of the activities that are part of a project. |
| Project monitoring and controlling | The fourth stage of project management; making sure the project stays on track and making corrective measures. |
| Project planning | The second stage of project management; determining how all parts of the project will be accomplished. |
| R&D project | A business endeavor involving research and development of new knowledge, processes, or technologies. |
| Risk analysis | An assessment of a project's potential risks and challenges to better prepare for minimizing effects. |
| Scope | What a project will and will not include. |
| Stakeholder | A person who has an interest or investment in a project's outcome. |
| Statement of work (SOW) | A dynamic document that serves as the foundation of a project; includes goals, scope, and deliverables. |
| Work breakdown structure (WBS) | A document that details the division of a project workload into smaller, more manageable parts. |