Learn the lingo 1 and 2

Unit 1 Project

A set of tasks that must be completed within a defined timeline.

Project sponsor

Person in a management role who gives leadership to the project team.

Stakeholder

People actively involved in a project who want it to succeed.

End user

Person who uses the solution created by the project in their daily lives.

Assumptions

Any factor in a project that is considered to be true.

PMI

Project Management Institute, an organization to help people in project management.

Deliverable

An item produced as a result of a project.

Project manager

A person who supervises a project from start to finish.

Mitigate

A strategic response to risk where a project team takes steps to reduce chances of a negative outcome.

Constraint

Limitations a project team needs to account for.

Risks

An event that would negatively affect a project if it happened.

Scope

A way to set project boundaries and goals.

Acceptance criteria

Criteria that include project requirements and things that are essential.

Project management

The application of processes, methods, and skills to achieve project objectives.

Project charter

A document used in planning to show benefits of a project.

Gold plating

Adding a feature or service that the customer didn’t ask for.

Scope creep

Deviation of a project from the original scope by adding features.

Synergy

When two or more things work together to create something good.

Cohesion

A group that works well together.

Contingency

Backup plan used to address possible problems and risks.

Organizational project asset

Factors that contribute to the work or production of a project.

Enterprise environmental factor

Practices that affect how a project is managed.

Crashing

A method used to speed up a project's timeline by adding resources without changing the scope.

Fast tracking

When tasks that normally would’ve happened sequentially are completed at the same time.

Quality

How good the things are run and produced.

Grade

Ranking system used to classify deliverables.

Baseline

A fixed reference point to compare project performance over time.

Tailoring

Change the needs of a project to fit the organization.

Project scope

Setting boundaries for a project to define exactly what is being worked towards.