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PMBOK-Acronyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SPI | schedule performance index |
| RFI | request for information |
| FP-EPA | fixed price with economic price adjustment |
| FFP | firm fixed price |
| CPM | critical path methodology |
| CPAF | cost plus award fee |
| sv | schedule variance |
| RAM | responsibility assignment matrix |
| LOE | level of effort |
| IFB | invitation for bid |
| FMEA | failure mode and effect analysis |
| EV | earned value |
| ETC | estimate to complete |
| EMV | expected monetary value |
| EF | early finish date |
| EAC | estimate at completion |
| cv | cost variance |
| CPI | cost performance index<br>A measure of cost efficiency on a project. It is the ratio of earned value (EV) to actual costs (AC). CPI |
| AC | actual cost |
| ACWP | actual cost of work performed |
| BAC | budget at completion |
| BCWP | budgeted cost of work performed |
| BCWS | budgeted cost of work scheduled |
| CCB | change control board |
| COQ | cost of quality |
| CPF | cost plus fee |
| CPFF | cost plus fixed fee |
| CPlF | cost plus incentive fee |
| ES | early start date |
| EVM | earned value management |
| FF | finish-to-finish |
| FPlF | fixed price incentive fee |
| FS | finish to start |
| LF | late finish date |
| LS | late start date |
| OBS | organizational breakdown structure |
| PDM | precedence diagramming method |
| PMBOK | Project Management Body of Knowledge |
| PMlS | project management information system |
| PMP | Project Management Professional |
| PV | planned value |
| QA | quality assurance |
| QC | quality control |
| RACl | "responsible, accountable, consult, and inform" |
| RBS | risk breakdown structure |
| RFP | request for proposal |
| RFQ | request for quotation |
| SF | start-to-finish |
| SOW | statement of work |
| SS | start-to-start |
| SWOT | "strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats" |
| T | time and material |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| WBS | work breakdown structure |