- Program Management Office
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 The office responsible for the business and technical management of a specific contract or program. [D01320]
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WST |
- In project portfolio management, The centralized management of a particular program or programs such that corporate benefit is realized by the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques, and related high level project management focus. [D06127]
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PPM |
- An organizational entity established to complete a number of projects that collectively satisfy a strategic or tactical organizational objective, usually headed by a program manager and staffed by professionals from various disciplines. [D06128]
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PMTWG |
- Program Manager
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 The individual responsible for day-to-day management of the program on behalf of the Program Director. [D03907]
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PNG |
- The person responsible for a Program, including plans, funding, schedules, prioritizing resources and timely completion of projects on a priority basis and within established constraints. [D03550]
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RMW |
- The person generally responsible for the overall development of a product in its broadest sense. This may include in-service operation as well as related projects and tasks needed to ensure satisfactory development and delivery of the program. [D03743]
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CRMP |
- The individual responsible for managing a coordinated group of planned undertakings (projects) having a common goal or objective. [D04192]
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CSM |
- A multi-project level position responsible for integrating the efforts of all project contributors on his or her assigned projects. Note: The position may also be titled Multi-project Manager [D04605]
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038 |
- The individual responsible for the day-to-day management of the program on behalf of the program director. The program manager is a member of the program executive. [D05060]
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KSI |
- The person with authority to manage a program. (Note that this is a role. The program manager may also be responsible for one or more of the projects within the program. They would be project manager on those projects as well as overall program manager.) The program manager leads the overall planning and management of the program. All Project Managers within the program report to the Program Manager. [D05061]
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TM |
- The individual responsible for a number of related projects, each with its own project manager. [D06129]
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PMTWG |
- Program Mandate
- A document defining the overall program objectives, and positions the program within the organization's corporate mission, goals, strategies and other initiatives. It is the trigger for program management. [D05577]
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MSP-UK 1999 |
- Program Office
- A part of a program organization supporting the program management team. [D06480]
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IPMA |
- A group within an organization responsible for supply, support, and internal consulting to ensure that projects are carried out consistently and successfully in accordance with company strategies. See also Project Support Office. [D04596]
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RMW |
- The function providing the information hub and standards custodian for a program and its delivery objectives; could provide support for more than one program. [D06130]
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MSP-UK |
- Program Plan
- A description of how the program will deliver the blueprint and when the benefits can be realized. [D05578]
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MSP-UK 1999 |
- A collective term for the benefits management plan, risk management plan, transition plan, project portfolio plan and design management plan, which are components of the program definition statement. [D05062]
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KSI |
- Program Planning
- The planning and monitoring of a number of simultaneous related projects. [D05063]
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056 |
- Program Portfolio
- A grouping of programs, projects, services or assets selected, managed and monitored to optimize business return. [D06131]
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- Program Risk
- See Risk, Program. [D06132]
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- Program Schedule
- A representation of the projects within a program grouped into tranches. [D05579]
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MSP-UK 1999 |
- Program Status Date
- The date up to which all program information is complete. [D01322]
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WST |
- Program Support Office ("PSO")
- An organization giving administrative assistance to the program manager and the program executive, particularly with management information reporting. The PSO may, where appropriate, serve both the program and the individual projects. [D05064]
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KSI |
- A group that gives administrative support to the program manager and the program executive. [D01323]
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WST |
- Programme
- See Program
Editor's Note: "Programme" is the European spelling of the US word "Program". [D04333]
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- Programmer
- A computer software position with responsibility for writing (coding) a logical sequence of instructions to the computer to solve a computational, sequencing, or reporting problem using one or more computer languages. [D01325]
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SPM p304-9 |
- Programmer Trainee
- A job category assigned to beginning programmers, usually with less than a year of on-the-job experience; the length of apprentice time varies by company. [D01326]
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SPM p304-9 |
- Programming
- In Europe, this term means "Scheduling". Otherwise it means writing software code. [D03188]
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RMW |
- Programs
- Various meanings:
- In Europe, this term refers to North American "Schedules", i.e. bar charts.
- Separate groups of related projects. See Program.
- Software applications, software codings.
[D03189]
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RMW |
- Programs and Services
- Activities designed to produce benefits for a target group. [D06481]
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asae |
- Progress
- The partial completion of a project, or a measure of same. Also, the act of entering progress information for a project. [D01329]
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WST |
- Development to a more advanced state. Progress relates to a progression of development and therefore shows relationships between current conditions and past conditions. [D01327]
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PMK87 |
- Forward course, development. [D01328]
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NPMT |
- Progress Analysis
- In Cost Management, the development of performance indices such as:
- Cost Performance Index = CPI = BCWP/ACWP
- Schedule Performance Index = SPI = BCWP/BCWS
[D01330]
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PMK87 |
- In Time Management, the evaluation of calculated progress against the approved schedule and the determination of its impact. [D01331]
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PMK87 |
- Progress Bar
- On the Gantt Chart, a bar that shows how much of the task has been completed. [D01332]
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MSP98 |
- Progress Date
- The date used in order to calculate the progress of the project. All estimates to complete or remaining durations should be assessed in accordance with the Progress Date.
Editor's Note: Also know as "As-of-Date", "Data Date" and "Time Now". [D03908]
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PNG |
- Progress Draw
- See Progress Payment [D01334]
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- Progress Line
- A visual representation of the progress of a project, displayed on the Gantt Chart. For a given progress date, the progress line connects in-progress tasks, thereby creating a graph on the Gantt Chart with peaks pointing to the left for work that is behind schedule and peaks pointing to the right for work that is ahead of schedule. The distance of a peak from the vertical line indicates the degree to which the task is ahead of or behind schedule at the progress date. [D01333]
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MSP98 |
- Progress Measurement
- Measurement of the current amount of work completed for purposes of assessing progress of the project or contract, as well as for determining amounts due under contract agreements. [D03018]
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RMW |
- Progress Milestones
- Those project milestones identified as the basis for making Progress Payments. [D03190]
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RMW |
- Progress Payment
- Payment made to the contractor by the customer during the course of the project, rather than at the end of the project, the terms of which are specified in the contract. [D01338]
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SPM p304-9 |
- A payment in response to an invoice submitted by a construction contractor, requesting payment for work completed, or otherwise progress to a specific date. The invoice should be supported by the supervising Consultant's Progress Payment Certificate.
Editor's Note: The term 'Claim' should be reserved for a contractor's request for additional payment beyond the contract amount, and not be used to refer to regular billings for work carried out as part of the accepted scope of work within the contract amount. [D01335]
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CCCP |
- Interim payment for delivered work in accordance with contract terms generally tied to meeting specified performance milestones. [D01336]
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PMK87 |
- One of a number of payments made to a contractor during the life of a fixed-price type contract, on the basis of some pre-agreed formula. [D01337]
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WST |
- Progress Payments
- Payments made by a buyer to a seller under a fixed-price contract based on some agreed measure of achievement to date. [D05430]
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RMW |
- Progress Report
- Report showing current status usually in relation to planned status. [D01339]
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NPMT |
- A regular report to senior personnel, sponsors or stakeholders summarizing the progress of a project including key events, milestones, costs and other issues.
[D04477]
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APM |
- Progress Reporting
- The collection of information on work done compared to the work planned to be done. [D01340]
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RMW |
- Progress Trend
- An indication of whether the progress rate of an activity or of a project is increasing, decreasing, or remaining the same (steady) over a period of time. [D01341]
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PMK87 |
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