Project management - common English vocabulary I

Basic terms of project management

project -Project
operating 、 operation -Operation
General management -General Management
project management -Project Management
A large project -Program
subprojects -Subproject
Project phase -Project Phase
Project life cycle -Project Life Cycle
Stage exit or termination point -Phase exit or kill point
Project stakeholders / Project stakeholders -Stakeholder
The process -Process
control -Control
PDCA- P-Plan plan D-Do perform C-Check Check A-Act Handle
Project management knowledge system -Project Management Body Of Knowledge - PMBOK

1. Overall project management

Change control board -Change Control Board-CCB
Comprehensive change control -Integrated Change Control
Configuration Management -Configuration Management
Lessons learned -Lessons Learned

2. Project scope management

Deliverables -Deliverable
Project Charter -Project Charter
Product description -Project Description
constraint -Constraint
hypothesis -Assumptions
Project scope -Project Scope
Scope change -Scope Change
Scope definition -Scope Definition
Scope planning -Scope Planning
scope verification -Scope Verfication
Scope statement -Scope Statement
Work breakdown structure -Work Breakdown Structure-WBS
Work package -Work Package
WBS Dictionaries -WBS Dictionary

3. Project time management

Activities -Activity
Virtual activity -Activity Description-AD
Time limit -Duration-DU
Project network diagram -Network Diagramming
Sequence diagram method -Procedence Diagramming Method-PDM
Arrow diagram method -Arrow Diagramming Method-ADM
Plan review technology -Program Evaluation and Review Technique-PERT
Critical path method -Critical Path Method-CPM
Milepost -Milestore
Earliest start date -Early Start Date-ES
The earliest completion date -Early Finsh Date-EF
Latest start date -Late Start Date-LS
The latest completion date -Late Finish Date-LF
Floating time -Float
Resource balance -Resource Leveling

4. Project cost management

net present value -Net Present Vlaue-NPV
Net present value rate -Net Present Value Ratio-NPVR
Resource Planning -Resource Planning
cost estimation -Cost Estinmating
Cost budget -Cost Budgets
Analogous estimating -Analogous Estimating
Emergency reserve -Contingency Reserve
S curve -S-Curve
Earned value -Earned Value-EV
Earned value management -Rarned Value Management-EVM
Budget cost of planned workload -Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled-BCWS
The actual cost of the work done -Actual Cost for Work Performed-ACWP
The estimated cost of the work done -Budgeted Cost for Work Perfoemed-BCWP
Cost execution index -Cost Performed Index-CPI
Cost deviation -Cost Variance-CV
Progress execution index -Schedule Performed Index-SPI
Schedule deviation -Schedule Variance-SV
Completion budget -Budget At Completion-BAC
The completion of the project needs to be estimated -Estimate to Completion-ETC
Estimate at completion -Estimate at Completion-EAC

5. Project quality management

Project quality management -Projcet Quality Manger-PQM
Quality Planning -Quality Planning
Quality assurance -Quality Assurance
The quality control -Quality Control
rework -Rework
Quality function deployment -Quality Function Deploymeny-QFD
Process decision procedure diagram method -Process Decision Program Chart-PDPC
Upper control limit -Upper Control Limit-UCL
Lower control limit -Lower Control Limit-LCL
Center line -Central Line-CL

6. Project Human Resource Management

Organizational planning -Organizational Planning
project manager -Project Manager
The project team -Project Team
Project organization -Projectized Organization
Project Management Office -Project Mangement Office-PMO
Personnel recruitment -Staff Acquisition
Team development -Team Development
Organization breakdown structure -Organizational Breakdown Structure-OBS
Personnel management plan -Staffing Management Plan
right -Power
Responsibility distribution matrix -Responsibility Assignment Matrix-RAM
There is / interrelation / Growth and development -Existence/Relatedness/Growth-ERG

7. Project communication management

Communication release -Communication Planning
Information Delivery -Information Distribution
Performance report -Performance Reporting
Management closure -Administrative Closure
Performance measurement benchmark -Performance Measurement Baseline
Communication barriers -Barriers

8. Project risk management

risk -Risk
Risk identification -Risk Indentification
Sensitivity analysis -Sensitivity Analysis
Monte Carlo analysis -Monte Carlo Analysis
Emergency planning -Contingency Planning
Risk aversion -Risk Avoidance
Risk transfer -Risk Transference
competitive edge / Competitive disadvantage / The opportunity to / threat -Strength/Weakness/Opportunity/Threat-SWOT
Desire for monetary value -Expected Money Value-EMV

9. Project procurement management

contract -Contract
default -Breach
End -Termination
inquiry -Solicitation
Statement of work -Statement Of Work-SOW
Proposal invitation -Request for Proposal-RFP
Invitation for quotation -Request for quotation-RFQ