Glossary: Project Cycle Management (example)

No. Term Definition (+source) Example Source of example Romanian equivalent

1 Acceptance The specific requirements
criteria  expected of project
deliverables. To be formally
accepted, deliverables must
meet all acceptance criteria.
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2 Agile The Agile family of We work in the Agile https://www.smartsheet.c cea mai des

methodologies is a superset Methodology. om/complete-glossary- metodologie folosita in
of iterative development project-management- domeniul IT
approaches aimed at
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meeting ever-changing
customer requirements.
Agile development
proceeds as a series of
iterations, or sprints, with
incremental improvements
made in each sprint. Since
agile projects do not have
fixed scopes, agile
methodologies are
adaptive, and the iterative
work is guided by user
stories and customer
involvement.
3 Assignment The process of assigning The person responsible for the https://www.smartsheet.c a aloca persoane pe un
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per day as the project
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moves through different
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contouring is typically done
using project management
software.
4 Blueprint  A document that explains
what a program means to
accomplish and describes a
program’s contribution to
organizational objectives
5 Budget The sum of money allocated
for a project. The term may
also refer to a
comprehensive list of
revenues and expenses.
6 Business The practice of identifying
analysis  and solving business
problems. It focuses on
creating and implementing
solutions to business needs
via organizational
development, process
reengineering, or any
number of other methods.
7 Business The conditions a product
requirements  must satisfy to effectively
serve its purpose within a
business.
8 Change request  A formal document
submitted to the change
control board that requests
changes to the finalized
project management plan.
The specification came with a
blueprint also.
The budget of 2020 is flexible.
Each day a make business
analysis is appreciated.
Our project satisfies the
business requirements.
The change request is updated
every week on the customer
side.
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 Change requests are usually
made only for significant
changes, as smaller changes
with little to no impact on
the project work can be
brought to the project
manager
9 Client/Customer  The people who will directly Our customer from Germany is https://www.smartsheet.c client.
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client’s requirements.
10 Configuration Configuration of a product The configuration for our https://www.smartsheet.c configurarea unui
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functions and project-management-
characteristics to make it
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suitable for customer use.
11 Estimation The use of estimating I gave the estimations very https://www.smartsheet.c Estimare
techniques to reach precise. om/complete-glossary-
approximations of unknown project-management-
values
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12 Forecast A prediction or estimation At the beginning of the month a https://www.smartsheet.c o estimare pentru ceea
of future project status have to make the forecast. om/complete-glossary- ce o sa lucrezi in viitor
based on available project-management- precum si
information disponibilitatea ta
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13 Integration The process of deciding The integration planning is https://www.smartsheet.c plan de integrare.
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coordinated and how
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changes will be addressed
throughout the project
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14 Kickoff meeting  The first meeting between a
project team and
stakeholders. It serves to
review project expectations
and to build enthusiasm for
a project.
15 Milestone Milestones indicate specific
progress points or events in
project timelines. They
mark progress needed to
complete projects
successfully.
When specs are not correct or
complete, we have a kickoff
meeting to establish everything.
At the end of the current sprint
we will set the milestone.
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