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Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF) Contract
criteria.
Cost-ReimbursableContract
exceeds selected project objectives, such as schedule targets or total cost, then the seller receives from the
buyer an incentive or bonus payment.
Cost Variance (CV)
Crashing [Technique]
schedule duration compression for the least additional cost. Typical approaches for crashing a schedule
include reducing schedule activity durations and increasing the assignment of resources on schedule
Create WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) [Process]
Criteria
result, or process can be evaluated.
Critical Activity
critical path, this meaning is seldom used in the project context.
Critical Chain Method [Technique]
Critical Path
is the longest path through the project. See also critical path methodology.
CriticalPathMethodology(CPM) [Technique]
calculation. See also critical path.
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Decision Tree Analysis [Technique]
e decision tree is a diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing
decisions, and uses expected monetary value analysis to help the organization identify the relative values of
alternate actions. See also expected monetary value analysis.
Decomposition [Technique]
providing the deliverables is dened in sucient detail to support Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling
Defect
or specications and needs to be either repaired or replaced.
Defect Repair
either repair the defect or completely replace the component.
Dene Activities [Process]
e process of identifying the specic actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.
Dene Scope [Process]
e process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.
Deliverable [Output/Input]
product and
result.
Delphi Technique [Technique]
about the important project points related to the subject. e responses are summarized and are then
on the outcome.
Dependency
See logical relationship.
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DetermineBudget [Process]
authorized cost baseline.
Develop Human Resource Plan [Process]
relationships, and creating a stang management plan.
Develop Project Charter [Process]
e process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial
DevelopProjectManagementPlan [Process]
e process of documenting the actions necessary to dene, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary
plans.
Develop Project Team [Process]
e process of improving the competencies, team interaction, and the overall team environment to enhance
project performance.
Develop Schedule [Process]
e process of analyzing sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create
the project schedule.
DirectandManageProjectExecution [Process]
objectives.
DistributeInformation [Process]
Duration (DU or DUR)
eort.
Early Finish Date (EF)
schedule constraints. Early nish dates can change as the project progresses and as changes are made to the
project management plan.
Early Start Date (ES)
schedule constraints. Early start dates can change as the project progresses and as changes are made to the
project management plan.
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Earned Value (EV)
(BCWP).
EarnedValueManagement(EVM)
Earned Value Technique (EVT) [Technique]
measurement baseline (PMB).
Eort
duration.
Enterprise Environmental Factors [Output/Input]
or inuence the project’s success. ese factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project,
and include organizational culture and structure, infrastructure, existing resources, commercial databases,
Estimate [Output/Input]
budget and cost.
Estimate Activity Durations [Process]
estimated resources.
Estimate Activity Resources [Process]
e process of estimating the type and quantities of material, people, equipment, or supplies required to
perform each activity.
Estimate at Completion (EAC) [Output/Input]
estimate. See also earned value technique and estimate to complete.
Estimate Costs [Process]
e process of developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities.
Estimate to Complete (ETC) [Output/Input]
structure component, or the project. See also earned value technique and estimate at completion.
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