GLOSSARY

Project Management Foundations

With Bonnie Biafore

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Term Definition
agile project Approach in project management where the customer gets value from
management the project sooner because the project is completed in iterations
Free flow of ideas to identify possible project strategies
brainstorming
End result of the project; drives all aspects of the project
goal
Temporary endeavor that has a unique goal and usually has a budget
project
Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to achieve a project’s
project management objectives

project management Defined by the Project Management Institute; included initiating,

life cycle planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and the closing process
Approach you choose and the success criteria you have to meet
project scope
Goals for the project that establish how good the project’s end results
quality objective must be

traditional project When each project management process group occurs one after another;
management also known as the waterfall approach
Anyone who has an interest or stake in the outcome of a project
stakeholder

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