The Unified Project Management Dictionary

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