Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Sixth Edition

APPENDIX A

Glossary of Acronyms

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.

— Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and essayist

All of the acronyms used in this book are collected together here in one place for your reading convenience.

AC	Actual Cost
ACWP	Actual Cost of Work Performed
ADC	Aid to Dependent Children
APF	Adaptive Project Framework
APM	Agile Project Management
APPM	Agile Project Portfolio Management
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ASD	Adaptive Software Development
ATP	Acceptance Test Procedure
B2B	Business to Business
B2C	Business to Customer
BABOK	Business Analysis Body Of Knowledge
BA/PM	Business Analyst Project Manager
BCG	Boston Consulting Group
BCWP	Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
BCWS	Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
BPI	Business Process Improvement
BPM	Business Process Manager
BPMN	Business Process Management Notation
CBAP	Certified Business Analyst Professional
CCPM	Critical Chain Project Management
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CMM	Capability Maturity Model
CMMI	Capability Maturity Model Integrated
CoA	Chart of Accounts
COS	Conditions Of Satisfaction
COTS	Commercial Off the Shelf Software
CPI	Cost Performance Index
CPIM	Continuous Process Improvement Model
CSF	Critical Success Factor
CT	Core Team
CV	Cost Variance
DSDM	Dynamic Systems Development Model
E	Expected Task Duration
EF	Early Finish of a Task
EPM	Effective Project Management ...