Compass

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A category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use (e.g.,
“hammer”) but do not share the same requirements for quality (e.g., different hammers
may need to withstand different amounts of force).
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The individual responsible for managing a project.
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A manager responsible for activities in a specialized department or function
(e.g., engineering, manufacturing, marketing).
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The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a
project.
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The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project
activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a
project.
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A document issued by senior management that provides the project manager
with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
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An inclusive term that describes the
sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. As with other professions
such as law, medicine, and accounting, the body of knowledge rests with
the practitioners and academics who apply and advance it.
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A significant event in the project, usually completion of a major deliverable.
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The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for the uncompleted portions
of all network activities. Determined by working backwards through the network
logic from the project’s end date. The end date may be calculated in a forward
pass or set by the customer or sponsor. See also network analysis.
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The calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted
portions of all network activities. See also network analysis and backward pass.
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