AC |
actual cost |
AD |
activity duration |
BAC |
budget at completion |
CAPM® |
Certified Associate in Project Management |
CEO |
chief executive officer |
CPI |
cost performance index |
CPM |
critical path method |
CSM |
Certified Scrum Master |
CV |
cost variance |
EAC |
estimate at completion |
EMV |
expected monetary value |
ERP |
enterprise resource planning |
ESL |
English as a second language |
ETC |
estimate to complete |
EV |
earned value |
EVA |
economic value added |
EVM |
earned value management |
ID |
identification |
IFB |
invitation for bid |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
IT |
information technology |
LCC |
life-cycle cost |
MRP |
material requirements planning |
OBS |
organizational breakdown structure |
OPM3 |
Organizational Project Management Maturity Model |
PDM |
precedence diagramming method |
PERT |
program evaluation and review technique |
PgMP® |
Program Management Professional |
PMBOK® Guide |
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge |
PMI® |
Project Management Institute |
PMIS |
project management information system |
PMM |
Project Management Methodology |
PMO |
program management office |
PMP® |
Project Management Professional |
PV |
planned value |
RACI |
responsible, accountable, consult, inform |
RAM |
responsibility assignment matrix |
RBS |
resource breakdown structure |
RBS |
risk breakdown structure |
R&D |
research and development |
RF |
radio frequency |
QA |
quality assurance |
RFP |
request for proposal |
ROI |
return on investment |
SD |
standard deviation |
SPC |
statistical process control |
SPI |
schedule performance index |
SV |
schedule variance |
SWOT |
strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats |
TCPI |
to-complete performance index |
VAC |
variance at completion |
WBS |
work breakdown structure |