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 the initiation phase in project management?
Within the project management lifecycle, the initiation phase refers to the first step that marks the start of a project. This phase involves finding out the exact goals and requirements of your client to ascertain if you have the right resources to successfully complete the project on time and on schedule.
Further Reading:
– Project Initiation: A Guide to Starting a Project the Right Way
– 10 Best Free Project Management Tools – Features Comparison
– 7 Strategies to Manage and Track Multiple Projects at Once
– 11 Project Management Best Practices You Need to Follow Right Now
