Glossary

acceptance

The term formal acceptance is generally used in project management. This is the key output of scope verification and entails the project stakeholders formally agreeing that the project deliverables meet their satisfaction.

activity definition

Identifying the specific tasks that must be performed to produce the various project deliverables.

activity duration estimate

Estimating the number of work periods that will be needed to complete the individual activities.

activity list

After a work packet is decomposed, this is the list of tasks associated with the project that have to be completed.

activity sequencing

Identifying and documenting the logical relationships between project activities.

actual cost (AC)

Total costs incurred over ...

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