A Comprehensive Glossary of Project Management Terms
Everything you need to know about project management in one list
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- Contingency Plan
- Case Study
- Constraint
- CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)
- Change control
- Change freeze
- Change management plan
- Change request
- Closing Phase
- Communications Management Plan
- Cost Management Plan
- Cost Overrun (Budget overrun)
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
- Critical Path
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Change Management
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- Acceptance Criteria
- Adaptive Project Framework (APF)
- Aggregate Project Plan (APP)
- Agile
- Artifact
- Assumptions
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- Contingency Plan
- Case Study
- Constraint
- CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)
- Change control
- Change freeze
- Change management plan
- Change request
- Closing Phase
- Communications Management Plan
- Cost Management Plan
- Cost Overrun (Budget overrun)
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
- Critical Path
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Change Management
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- Project Portfolio
- Program Manager
- Performance Indicator
- Planning phase
- PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments)
- Project
- Project Proposal
- Priority Matrix
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- Scope Statement
- Six Sigma
- Schedule Management Plan
- Scheduling
- Scope
- Scope Creep
- Scrum
- Sprint
- Stakeholder
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What is risk in project management?
In project management parlance, a risk is any uncertain/unexpected event that could have a positive or negative effect on the project if it were to occur. The three most common types of risks are cost escalation, going over schedule, and the possibility of the project not performing up to specifications.
Further Reading:
– A Complete Guide to Deliverables in Project Management
– Dependencies in Project Management – A Complete Guide
– How to Stay Organized at Work – 9 Simple Steps
– Project Risk Management – 5 Ways to Mitigate Project Risks
