Project management

A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective.

the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time

Breakdown of projects into sequential phases, where each phase depends on the previous one

word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project or person

assessment of the practicality of a proposed project or system, aiming to objectively and rationally uncover the strengths and weaknesses of an existing business or proposed venture, opportunities and threats

professional in the field of project management

mnemonic for a goal-setting criteria, which stands for: specific, measurable, achievable (or attainable), relevant, and time-bound

systematized project management knowledge

research discipline and practice of identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems

in project management, the features and functions of a product or the scope of work needed to finish a project

limitation point of a production process

key constraints or conflicting goals inherent in managing a project: cost or budget, scope of deliverables, and time of project completion

group or department within an organization that defines and maintains standards for project management within the organization

continuous or uncontrolled growth in a project's scope, at any point after the project begins

reasoning for initiating a project or task, presented in a well-structured written document, but may also come in the form of a short verbal agreement or presentation

statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project

art and science of planning and leading software projects

guidelines for quality management in projects

process of managing several related projects

project document

type of project management

board divided into steps in a process, used for coordinating work using the kanban project management methodology

cross-functional team formed to complete a specific project

definition of the purpose and structure of a collection of people with a common goal

business fable about levels of commitment

application of a set of engineering techniques and procedures to check, inspect and test every operational component of a project

in project management, rough calculation or informed guess

Guidance on project management

process used to ensure that changes to a product or system are introduced in a controlled and coordinated manner, minimizing the possibility of incurring unnecessary changes without forethought or introducing faults into the system

experiences distilled from past activities that should be actively taken into account in future actions and behaviors

individual, group, or organization, who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project