Glossary: Terms from Project Cycle Management Nr.
Term
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Romanian equivalent
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ACTION
An action item is any task or activity, assignable to a resource that needs to take place within the context of a project. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
The action of creating a draft of the request for proposal (RFP) for XYZ inc.
http://whatis.te Sarcina(de chtarget.com/d indeplinit ) efinition/actionitem
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ASSIGNMENT CONTOURING
A process that determines how work for an assignment is to be distributed. For some assignments much of the work must be done before a few final projects can be completed; in other situations work might need to be distributed so that the majority of the work is completed at the end of the project. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
The group chief is responsabile with the assignment contouring.
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Distribuirea sarcinilor
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BASELINE PLAN
A snapshot taken of the original plan and at chosen checkpoints for the project. In Microsoft Project, you can save up to 11 baseline plans for one project file. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Since a project baseline includes many data from a project it is difficult to manage it as a whole and usually it is broken into several parts.
http://www.rational plan.com/projectm anagementblog/pr ojectmanagementterms-baseline/
Schema a planului original
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CLOSING PHASE
During the Closing phase, project managers often depend on their project management software to provide detailed summary reports of everything from missed timelines to the amount of money spent during the project and how that information matches up with the original project plan. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Project Closure involves handing over the deliverables to your customer, passing the documentation to the business, cancelling supplier contracts, releasing staff and equipment, and informing stakeholders of the closure of the project.
http://www.method 123.com/projectclosure-phase.php
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CRITICAL CHAIN
Critical Chain Method is a set of practices that emphasizes the resources needed in order to be complete a project. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
The critical chain can be defined as “the longest path in the network diagram considering activity interdependenc e and resource constraint
http://pmstudycir cle.com/2014/02 /critical-chainmethod-ccm-inprojectmanagement
Etapa de incheiere a proiectului
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CRITICAL PATH
DEADLINE
EFFORTDRIVEN SCHEDULING
A series of tasks that define the finish date of the project. If the critical path tasks do not finish when scheduled, the project finish date is delayed.BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
We decided to
Task deadlines are target dates you set in the project schedule that do not actually affect the project schedule. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
I had to meet the
A term used to describe the theory that adding more resources equals shortening a task's duration. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
The Effort Driven field indicates whether the scheduling for the task is effort driven scheduling.
look at potential obstacles so we
http://www.busine ssdictionary.com/d efinition/criticalpath.html
analyzed the critical path to best make solutions for potential problems.
deadline, or my work would not be accepted and I would be back
Termen limita http://www.busine ssdictionary.com/d efinition/deadline. html#ixzz3z5WgL bkH
in the unemployment line
https://support.of fice.com/enus/article/EffortDriven-taskfield-2155647aa232-48a6a832ed64fa87dc71
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EXECUTION PHASE
Phase three in PMBOK's phases of project management is the Execution phase (although, this phase may also be referred to as the Implementation phase). During the Execution phase, your best-laid plan from Phase 2 - Planning is put to work. The Execution phase can take as long as or longer than the Planning phase. This is the time when you'll spend the bulk of your money and keep your resources busy "executing" the project plan. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
In the Project Execution Phase you will build the physical project deliverables and present them to your customer for signoff.
http://www.meth od123.com/proje ct-executionphase.php
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FIXED DURATION
A task type where the duration is fixed. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
On the oncoing project the firm has already established a fixed duration for my task.
http://164.100.1 33.129:81/econt ent/Uploads/PR OJECT_MANA GEMENT.pdf
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FIXED UNITS
A task type where the units are fixed. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
On Fixed Units task, units will be fixed and if you change the work, duration will be changed.
http://www.epmc entral.com/mspr oject/fixedunits.p hp
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FIXED WORK
A task type where the work is fixed. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Use Fixed Work tasks in situations such as when the effort required is the first thing you estimate.
http://www.mpug .com/articles/tas k-types-dontget-frustrated/
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FREE SLACK
The amount of time a task can fall behind, be delayed, or slip, and not affect other tasks in the project schedule. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Use the Free Slack field to determine whether a task has any time available for a delay
https://support.of fice.com/enus/article/FreeSlack-task-field87145b2b-8d5045a1-b89b89aa73015d17
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GANTT CHART
A Gantt chart displays project schedule information across a timeline, listing summary tasks as well as milestones. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Gantt charts are most commonly used for tracking project schedules.
http://www.gantt. Diagarame com/ Gantt
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INITIATION PHASE
The first phase of project management is the Initiation phase. It's during this initial time that the project goal is established. During Phase 1, if a project manager has been assigned, this person works with the involved parties, otherwise known as the project stakeholders to fully determine how to measure the success of the project once all work is complete. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
In the initiation phase you can start a new project by defining its objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be produced.
http://www.meth od123.com/proje ct-initiationphase.php
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INTERIM PLAN
A task's start and finish values that can be saved and used to compare project progress at various stages. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Interim plans are task-specific and can be created at different stages of a project.
http://www.bright hubpm.com/proj ectplanning/11696the-differencebetween-abaseline-planand-an-interimplan/
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LAG TIME
The amount of delay in the relationship between the predecessor and the successor. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Through many of his speeches, including testimonies before the Congress, Greenspan underscored the need to take into account the substantial time lag between monetary policy action and the point at which its effects show in the economy.
http://www.thefre edictionary.com/ time+lag
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LEAD TIME
LEVELING
MASTER PROJECT
The amount of time that must pass for one task before its successor task can start. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
The lead time
The process of resolving resources conflicts and over allocations by delaying tasks, splitting tasks, and making changes to assignments in a project. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
In project management, resource leveling is a
A project file that includes subprojects (inserted projects) and that is used to manage multiple smaller projects from one larger projects. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
At the time being we have five projects in our master project.
was far too high for our business to be a success
http://www.busine ssdictionary.com/d efinition/leadtime.html#ixzz3z6 8yubqn
so we searched for inefficiencies to improve upon.
technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply.
https://en.wikipe dia.org/wiki/Res ource_leveling
Distribuirea sarcinilor in functie de resurse/ Delegarea sarcinilor
http://pmrgi.com/ Proiect index.php/progr principal ams/advancedcertifications/ma ster-projectmanager
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MONITORING (CONTROLLING ) PHASE
In Phase 4 Monitoring, you're watching work progress and keeping one eye on the original project goal to ensure your project sticks within the original project scope. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
It is important to be atentive in your monitoring phase at all the important tasks of the project.
http://pmrgi.com/ Monitorizarea index.php/progr proiectului ams/advancedcertifications/ma ster-projectmanager
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PLANNING PHASE
Often the most timeconsuming of the phases of project management, the Planning phase is where you lay your project groundwork. In Phase 2 - Planning, you create a specific list of things that need to happen in order for your goal or goals to be met. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
We had to expand the time for the planing phase due to thr multitude of ideas.
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The project cycle is a process that details the project activities and when those activities should take place throughout the duration of a project. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
The project No source. cycle for our latest action was very exact.
23 PROJECT CYCLE
Planificarea proiectului
Stabilirea unei schite a desfasurarii sarcinilor
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PMBOK
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Is a
All i know i learnd from the PMbok.
No source.
Risk management is a two-step process determining what risks exist in an investment and then handling those risks in a way best-suited to your investment objectives.
ManagemenRisk tul riscurilor Management Definition | Investopedia http://www.inve stopedia.com/te rms/r/riskmana gement.asp#ixz z3z7HrxNtU
collection of processes and knowledge areas accepted as best practice for the project management profession.BrightHub's
Manual/ghid pentru managementul proiectelor
Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
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RISK MANAGEMENT
A potential event or circumstance that may have a negative influence on the project. Risk Management tries to consider all possible risks to the completion of a project, assign probability and potential effect, propose a response, and assign an 'owner' to the risk, who is responsible for spotting the risk if it arises, and implementing the response. BrightHub's Project Management Channel www.BrightHub.com
Risk management occurs everywhere in the financial world
