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Generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues.
Measures the budgeted cost of work that has actually been performed, rather than the cost of work scheduled.
The approved budget that has been allocated to complete a scheduled task, or work breakdown structure (WBS) component, during a specific time period.
Is the set of tasks, knowledge, and techniques required to identify business needs and determine solutions to business problems. Solutions often include a systems development component, but may also consist of process improvement or organizational change.
The part of the organization containing the business operations affected by a program or project.
A document developed towards the end of the concept phase, to establish the merits and desirability of the project and justification for further project definition.
The requirements of an enterprise to meet its goals and objectives.
The ongoing recurring activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. They are contrasted with project management, and consist of business processes.
A collection of related, structured activities or tasks that produce a specific service or product (serve a particular goal) for a particular customer or customers. There are three types of business processes: management processes, operational processes, and supporting processes.
A research method which involves an in-depth, longitudinal examination of a single instance or event: a case. They provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the results.
An end user representative, often seconded into a project team. Someone who acts as an advocate for a proposal or project.
A general term describing the procedures used to ensure that changes (normally, but not necessarily, to IT systems) are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner. Change control is a major aspect of the broader discipline of change management.
The formal process through which changes to the project plan are approved and introduced.
A document that authorizes a change in some aspect of the project.
A request needed to obtain formal approval for changes to the scope, design, methods, costs, or planned aspects of a project. Change requests may arise through changes in the business or issues in the project. Change requests should be logged, assessed and agreed on before a change to the project can be made.
Subordinate task belonging to a parent task existing at a higher level in the work breakdown structure.
The person or group that is the direct beneficiary of a project or service is the client/customer. These are the people for whom the project is being undertaken (indirect beneficiaries are stakeholders). In many organizations, internal beneficiaries are called clients and external beneficiaries are called customers , but this is not a hard and fast rule.
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