Project Management Glossary Flashcards

Flashcards for project management terms.

Role

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

Rolling Wave Planning

An iterative planning method where near-term work is planned in detail, and future work is planned at a higher level.

Root Cause Analysis

An analytical method used to determine the basic underlying reason for a variance, defect, or risk.

Scatter Diagram

A graph that shows the relationship between two variables.

Schedule Baseline

The approved version of a schedule model that is used as the basis for comparison to actual results.

Schedule Compression

A method used to shorten the schedule duration without reducing the project scope.

Schedule Forecasts

Estimates or predictions of conditions and events in the project's future based on available information.

Schedule Management Plan

A component of the project or program management plan that establishes the criteria and activities for developing, monitoring, and controlling the schedule.

Schedule Model

A representation of the plan for executing the project's activities including durations, dependencies, and other planning information.

Schedule Performance Index (SPI)

A measure of schedule efficiency expressed as the ratio of earned value to planned value.

Schedule Variance (SV)

A measure of schedule performance expressed as the difference between the earned value and the planned value.

Scope

The sum of the products, services, and results to be provided as a project.

Scope Baseline

The approved version of a scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary that can be changed using formal change control procedures.

Scope Creep

The uncontrolled expansion to product or project scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources.

Scope Management Plan

A component of the project or program management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.

S-Curve

A graph that displays cumulative costs over a specified period of time.

Self-Organizing Team

A cross-functional team in which people assume leadership as needed to achieve the team's objectives.

Sensitivity Analysis

An analysis method to determine which individual project risks or other sources of uncertainty have the most potential impact on project outcomes.