Compass

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Taking the results of other planning processes and putting them
into a consistent, coherent document.
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A formal, approved document used to guide both project execution and project
control. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning assumptions
and decisions, to facilitate communication among stakeholders, and to document
approved scope, cost, and schedule baselines. A project plan may be summary
or detailed.
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Any schematic display of the logical relationships of project activities.
Always drawn from left to right to reflect project chronology. Often incorrectly
referred to as a “PERT chart.”
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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 subset of project management that includes the processes
required to ensure that the various elements of the project are properly coordinated.
It consists of project plan development, project plan execution, and overall
change control.
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A subset of project management that includes the
processes required to make the most effective use of the people involved with the project.
It consists of organizational planning, staff acquisition, and team development.
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A subset of project management that includes the processes required
to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget. It consists
of resource planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting, and cost control.
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A subset of project management that includes the
processes required to ensure proper collection and dissemination of project information.
It consists of communications planning, information distribution, performance
reporting, and administrative closure.
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An event-oriented network analysis
technique used to estimate project duration when there is a high degree of uncertainty
with the individual activity duration estimates. PERT applies the critical path
method to a weighted average duration estimate. Also given as Program Evaluation
and Review Technique.
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A specific type of project network diagram. See Program Evaluation and Review
Technique.
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