The Unified Project Management Dictionary

Baseline is the approved formal version of a work product that can be changed using formal change co... The incurred cost for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period. Actual Cost o... A set of specific and defined conditions that are met before deliverables are accepted. they set out... Analogous estimation is a technique that center on a comparison base on the information from histori... A phrase (short descriptor) that names and describes an activity. Activity Labels may be placed belo... Backward Pass is a critical path method technique determined by working backwards through the networ... A factor in the planning process considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof, demonstrati... A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during a project with a distinct beginning and end. A unique alphanumeric (text, number, or combination of both) value assigned to an activity and used ... An alphanumeric (text, number, or combination of both) unique value assigned to each activity that e...