- Clarification
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 As a contractual term, refers to communication between a buyer and a seller to eliminate minor irregularities or apparent clerical errors in a proposal. [D04019]
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CSM |
- Class
-
 In project portfolio management, a document label that represents the progress of a portfolio component through the portfolio life cycle, e.g. Value Proposition; Business Case; Project Charter; Execution Performance Report; or similar documentation. [D05934]
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PPM |
- A grouping of artifacts, e.g. documents, that all have the same status or nature. [D06301]
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Webster |
- A description of a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and semantics. A class may use a set of interfaces to specify collections of operations it provides to its environment. See Interface. [D04810]
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RUP |
- Classes
- A grouping of elements according to some criteria, e.g. Cost Classes [D02465]
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RMW |
- Classification
- The bringing together into classes of elements that are similar such as the grouping of costs, samples, tests, types of work, etc. [D02466]
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RMW |
- Classification of Defects
- The enumeration of possible defects of the unit of product, classified according to their seriousness. Defects will normally be grouped into the classes of critical, major or minor; however, they may be grouped into other classes, or into subclasses within these classes. [D00231]
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QMPP |
- Clearance Number
- Is the number of successively inspected units which must be found free of defects concerned before a certain action to change the inspection procedure can be taken, [D00232]
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USDoD
QMPP |
- Client
- The person or organization for whom a project is implemented.
Editor's Note: In some environments, e.g. in Information Technology, the term "Client" is reserved for internal recipients of the products of projects, while "Customer" is used to refer to those recipients who are external to the organization producing the product, i.e. typically under contract. [D00233]
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NPMT |
- In project portfolio management, the recipient of the product from a project or "Other Work" for whom it is being undertaken; who will be responsible for product acceptance; and who will deploy the product, harvest the benefits and feedback results to the portfolio management function. [D05935]
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PPM |
- The party to a contract who commissions the work and pays for it on completion.
[D04401]
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APM |
- The party (or parties) sponsoring the project. [D04943]
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RAMP |
- Client Environment
- The conditions under which a client operates, such as the social factors found within the organization. [D02467]
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RMW |
- Client Quality Services
- The process of creating a two-way feedback system to define expectations, opportunities and anticipated needs. [D00234]
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PMK87 |
- Closed Projects
- Projects that have either been completed, or abandoned, and may no longer have expenditures or credits charged to them. [D02468]
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RMW |
- Closeout
- The completion of all work on a project.
Editor's Note: See also Transfer of Care, Custody and Control. [D00235]
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WST |
- The completion of project work once the project has been implemented. The phase at the end of the project lifecycle just before the operations begin.
Editor's Note: In construction, this period is often called Startup since this refers to the startup of the facility. Otherwise, it refers to the closing out of all obligations and documentation. [D03809]
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PNG |
- Closeout Report
- Documentation of the Closeout process. See Project Closeout. [D02469]
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RMW |
- Closeout, phase
- See Project Closeout. [D00236]
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PMK87 |
- Closing
- The process of terminating the bidding process. [D02470]
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RMW |
- Closure
- The bringing to an end, finish or conclusion, typically in discussions or debates. [D02471]
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RMW |
- The formal end point of a project, either because it has been completed or because it has been terminated early.
[D04402]
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APM |
- Cloud Computing
- The delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network, typically the Internet.
Editor's Note: For example, somewhat similar to public utility services, software is accessed via your Internet browser, rather than running the software locally on your own computer. [D06554]
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wiki |
- CM
- See Construction Management
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- See Configuration Management
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- CMM
- See Capability Maturity Model
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- Coaching
- The process of assisting people to improve their performance. [D02472]
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RMW |
- COBIT
- See Control Objectives for Information and related Technology
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- Code
- A referencing system typically applied to the elements of a work breakdown structure. Alternatively, the results of programming software. [D02473]
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RMW |
- See also Source Code. [D04022]
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CSM |
- Code and Unit Test
- The activities of writing software and performing the initial test. [D04020]
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CSM |
- Code of Accounts
- Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each element of the work breakdown structure. See also Chart of Accounts. [D00238]
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PMK96 |
- A standard breakdown of expenses. [D00237]
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NPMT |
- Once the project has been divided into the WBS work packages, a code or numbering system is assigned to the cost data for cost monitoring, control, reports, tax class separations and for forecasting purposes. [D00239]
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PMK87 |
- The framework of codes or numbers which are each assigned to major work categories for the purpose of tax class separation, cost control, reporting and forecasting. [D04944]
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SCL |
- Coding
- The process of applying a code, typically to the elements of a breakdown structure. [D02474]
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RMW |
- The assignment and use of code numbers for each project activity to facilitate control and reporting. [D04945]
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SCL |
- Cognitive Bias
- A bias that is introduced by the way people process information. It is a mental error or a distortion in the way humans perceive reality. [D06381]
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PrjDec |
- Collaboration
- Working together, cooperation. [D02475]
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RMW |
- A process of maximizing both cooperative and assertive behavior to satisfy two parties in conflict with one another. [D02476]
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PMDT |
- Collapsing
- In an outline, hiding the tasks that are subordinate to summary tasks, leaving only the summary tasks visible. [D00240]
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MSP98 |
- Collective
- Gathered into a group, aggregate. [D02477]
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RMW |
- Co-location
- The physical location together of a team of people working on all or part of a project. The effect is to improve communication and coordination, but does not necessarily improve productivity. [D05617]
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RMW |
- Combative
- Disposed to fight, pugnacious. An aggressive style of management. [D02478]
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RMW |
- Commercial
- The financial arrangements associated with the exchange of goods and services. [D02479]
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RMW |
- Commercial Item Description
- Specifications and other documentation that describe commercial products or services. [D04023]
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CSM |
- Commercial Off-the-Shelf ("COTS")
- An item sold, leased, or licensed to the public; offered by a vendor trying to profit from it; . . . available in multiple, identical copies; and used without modification of the internals. [D05558]
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068 |
- Commission and Handover
- The completion, testing and transfer of a facility to the "Care, custody and control" of the operators. See also Commissioning. [D02480]
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RMW |
- Commissioning
- Advancement of an installation from the stage of static completion to full working order and achievement of the specified operational requirements. [D04403]
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APM
BS |
- Activities performed for the purpose of substantiating the capability of the project to function as designed. [D00241]
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PMK87 |
- The start-up of an operation after construction work is complete. Usually the responsibility and costs fall to operations and so these costs are not included in the project budget. [D04946]
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SCL |
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