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| An optimal way recognized by industry to achieve a stated goal or objective |
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| The longest path through a network diagram that determines the earliest completion of a project |
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| Enterprise Project Management Software |
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| Software that integrates information from multiple projects to show the status of active, approved, and future projects across an entire organization; also called enterprise project management software |
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| A set of principles that guide our decision making based on personal values of what is right and wrong |
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| A standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format |
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| Green IT or Green Computing |
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| Developing and using computer resources in an efficient way to improve economic viability, social responsibility, and environmental impact |
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| A person who focuses on long-term goals and big-picture objectives, while inspiring people to reach those goals |
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| A person who deals with the day-to-day details of meeting specific goals |
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| Portfolio Project Management Software |
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| Software that integrates information from multiple projects to show the status of active, approved, and future projects across an entire organization; also called portfolio project management software |
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| A group of projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually |
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| A person who provides leadership and direction for the project managers heading the projects within a program |
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| A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result |
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| The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements |
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| Project Management Institute (PMI) |
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| An international professional society for project managers |
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| Project Management Knowledge Area |
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| Project integration management, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communications, risk, and procurement management |
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| Project Management Office (PMO) |
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| An organizational group responsible for coordinating the project management functions throughout an organization |
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| Project Management Professional (PMP) |
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| Certification provided by PMI that requires documenting project experience and education, agreeing to follow the PMI code of ethics, and passing a comprehensive exam |
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| Project Management Tools & Techniques |
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| Methods available to assist project managers and their teams; some popular tools in the time management knowledge area include Gantt charts, network diagrams, and critical path analysis |
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| The person responsible for working with the project sponsor, the project team, and the other people involved in a project to meet project goals |
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| Project Portfolio Management or Portfolio Management |
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| When organizations group and manage projects as a portfolio of investments that contribute to the entire enterprises success |
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| The person who provides the direction and funding for a project. |
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| People involved in or affected by project activities. |
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| Balancing scope, time, and cost goal |
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| Hiding the physical characteristics of computing resources from their users, such as making a single server, operating system, application, or storage device appear to function as multiple virtual resources |
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