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1 3PL Third-Party Logistics
Four-Dimensional (Refers to adding time/schedule to a 3D
2 4D
model)
3 4PL Fourth-Party Logistics
4 A&E Architectural and Engineering
5 AAA American Arbitration Association
6 AB As Built
7 ABB Approval by Buyer
8 ABG Advance Bank Guarantee
9 ABT Actual By Target
10 AC Actual Cost
11 ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed
12 ACWS Actual Cost of Work Scheduled
13 ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution
14 AFC Approved for Construction
15 AFE Authorized for Expenditure
16 AIA American Institute of Architects
17 AIMS Approved Item Master List
18 AO Automatic Operation
19 AP Advance Payment
20 API American Petroleum Institute
21 APS Advanced Planning and Scheduling
22 AQL Acceptable Quality Level
23 AR Award Recommendation
24 ARO Annual Repair and Overhaul
25 ASL Approved Supplier List
26 ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
27 ASP As-Built System Plan
28 ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
29 AVL Approved Vendor List
30 AWB Air Waybill
31 AWS American Welding Society
32 B/L Bill of Lading

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33 B2B Business-to-Business
34 B2C Business-to-Consumer
35 BAC Budget at Completion
36 BC Bill of Consumption
37 BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
38 BCWR Budgeted Cost of Work Remaining
39 BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
40 BEP Best Estimated Performance
41 BGA Ball Grid Array
42 BIM Building Information Modeling
43 BOD Biological Oxygen Demand
44 BOM Bill of Materials
45 BOM Bill of Material
46 BOQ Bill of Quantities
47 BOS Bill of Services
48 BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement
49 BPO Business Process Outsourcing
50 BQ Bill of Quantity
51 BR Bill of Rights
52 C&F Cost and Freight
53 C&I Control and Instrumentation
54 C&P Contract and Purchase
55 CA Change Accumulation
56 CAD Computer-Aided Design
57 CAL Calibration
58 CAPEX Capital Expenditure
59 CC Cost Code
60 CCA Copper Clad Aluminum
61 CCC Cost Control Center
62 CCM Claims and Contract Management
63 CCP Critical Control Point
64 CCR Contract Change Request
65 CD Change Directives
66 CDA Construction Design and Administration
67 CDS Concept Design Study

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68 CE Civil Engineering
69 CE Mark Conformité Européene Mark
70 CEM Commissioning, Engineering, and Maintenance
71 CEP Continuous Engineering Process
72 CER Claim Event Report
73 CFA Cost and Freight Analysis
74 CFR Cost Forecast Report
75 CFT Cubic Feet
76 CIArb Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
77 CIF Cost, Insurance, and Freight
78 CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To
79 CIS Contractual Information System
80 CM Construction Manager
81 CMM Coordinate Measuring Machine
82 CNC Computer Numerical Control
83 CO Change Order
84 COA Certificate of Analysis
85 COC Certificate of Compliance
86 COD Cash on Delivery
87 COGS Cost of Goods Sold
88 COM Certificate of Manufacture
89 COO Certificate of Origin
90 COQ Cost of Quality
91 COS Cost of Sales
92 CP Control Plan
93 CPA Cost Performance Analysis
94 CPE Customer Provided Equipment
95 CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee
96 CPI Cost Performance Index
97 CPK Capability Process Index
98 CPM Critical Path Method
99 CPO Chief Procurement Officer
100 CPPC Cost Plus Percentage of Cost
101 CPR Cost Performance Report
102 CPRA Cost Performance Report Assessment

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103 CPRB Cost Performance Report Breakdown
104 CPRE Cost Performance Report Element
105 CPRI Cost Performance Report Index
106 CPRM Cost Performance Report Manager
107 CPRP Cost Performance Report Progress
108 CPRR Cost Performance Report Review
109 CPRV Cost Performance Report Variance
110 CPT Carriage Paid To
111 CPV Common Procurement Vocabulary
112 CQC Continuous Quality Control
113 CR Change Request
114 CRA Contract Review Board Approval
115 CRL Change Request Log
116 CRM Customer Relationship Management
117 CRV Change Request Value
118 CSC Contract Security Classification
119 CTR Change Trend Review
120 CV Cost Variance
121 CVA Contractor Volume Allowance
122 CVD Countervailing Duties
123 CVR Cost Variance Report
124 CWA Contract Work Authorized
125 DA Delayed Activity
126 DAA Delayed Authorization for Advancement
127 DAB Dispute Adjudication Board
128 DAE Design Approval Entry
129 DAF Delivered at Frontier
130 DAP Delivered at Place
131 DB Design Build
132 DC Direct Current
133 DCC Design Control Center
134 DCN Document Change Notice
135 DCP Data Collection Plan
136 DCR Document Control Register
137 DCS Distributed Control System

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138 DD Document Distribution
139 DDL Data Delivery List
140 DDP Delivered Duty Paid
DDP-
141 Delivered Duty Paid Incoterm
Incoterm
142 DDR Double Data Rate
143 DDS Document Distribution System
144 DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid
145 DES Delivered Ex Ship
146 DF Document Filing
147 DFA Design for Assembly
148 DFD Design for Disassembly
149 DFL Document Filing Log
150 DFM Design for Manufacturability
151 DFP Document Filing Plan
152 DFR Document Filing Register
153 DFT Dry Film Thickness
154 DFW Document Filing Workflow
155 DGS Detail General Specification
156 DIFOT Delivery In Full on Time
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for
157 DIN
Standardization)
158 DIS German Institution of Arbitration
159 DL Delivery Lead Time
160 DLT Delivery Lead Time
161 DMAIC Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
162 DMC Direct Material Cost
163 DMS Document Management System
164 DN Delivery Note
165 DOC Document
166 DP Delivery Performance
167 DPO Designated Procurement Officer
168 DPR Detailed Project Report
169 DQ Data Quality
170 DR Document Register

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171 DRB Dispute Review Board
172 DRF Document Reference File
173 DRR Document Review and Release
174 DRS Document Review System
175 DS Design Services
176 DSC Document Status Report
177 DSO Days Sales Outstanding
178 DSRS Document Status Report System.
179 DVA Document Version Approval
180 DVC Direct Vendor Cost
181 DVP Delivery versus Payment
182 E&I Electrical and Instrumentation
183 E&M Engineering and Manufacturing
184 E&O Engineering and Operations
185 EAC Estimate at Completion
186 EBS Estimate at Completion
187 ECO Engineering Change Order
188 ECR Engineering Change Request
189 EDDR Engineering Document Deliverable Register
190 EDMS Electronic Document Management System
191 EDR Electronic Document Register
192 EFC Estimate to Complete
193 EHS Environment, Health, and Safety
194 EI Engineering Instruction
195 EIA Electronic Industries Alliance
196 EL Event List
197 EOI Expression of Interest
198 EOQ Economic Order Quantity
199 EOT Extension of Time
200 EOT Extension of Time
201 EPC Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
202 EPCC Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning
203 EPCM Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Management.
204 EPe Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning
205 EQ Equipment

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206 ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
207 ERT Emergency Response Team
208 ESD Electrostatic Discharge
209 ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
210 ETC Estimate to Complete
211 EV Earned Value
212 EXW Ex Works
213 EX-Work Ex Works Incoterm
214 FAB Fabrication
215 FAS Free Alongside Ship
216 FAT Factory Acceptance Test
217 FAT Final Acceptance Test
218 FC Fixed Cost
219 FCA Free Carrier
220 FCE Final Cost Estimate
221 FCL Full Container Load
222 FDD Final Design Document
223 FDP Fabrication and Delivery Plan
224 FDR First Document Review
225 FEC Forecast for Completion
226 FEED Front End Engineering Design
227 FF&E Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
228 FIDIC International Federation of Consulting Engineers
229 FIFO First In, First Out
230 FLC Final Lifetime Cost
231 FMEA Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
232 FOA Free on Arrival
233 FOB Free on Board
234 FOR Free on Rail
235 FOT Free on Truck
236 FOV Field of View
237 FP Floating Point
238 FPC Flexible Printed Circuit
239 FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
240 FR Fire-Retardant

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241 FRP Firm Revised Price
242 FRR Financial Requirement Report
243 FVC Flexible Volume Commitment
244 GA General Arrangement
245 Gage R&R Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility
246 Gantt Chart A bar chart used to represent a project schedule
247 GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
248 GC General Contractor
249 GCC General Conditions of Contract
250 GD&T Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
251 GDS Global Document System
252 GFC Good for Construction
253 GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
254 GFE Government Furnished Equipment
255 GHS Global Harmonized System
256 GIS Geographic Information System
257 GMP Guaranteed Maximum Price
258 GTC General Terms and Conditions
259 HAZID Hazard Identification
260 HAZOP Hazard and Operability Study
261 HC Historical Cost
262 HRA Hazard Risk Assessment
263 HSE Health, Safety, and Environment
264 HSE plan Health, Safety, and Environmental plan
265 HSEQ Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality
266 HSSE Health, Safety, Security, and Environment
267 HTS Harmonized Tariff Schedule
268 HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
269 I/O Input/Output
270 IA Interim Approval
271 IAC Interim Assessed Cost
272 IAP Incentive Award Plan
273 IATA International Air Transport Association
274 IATF International Automotive Task Force
275 IAUC Interim Acceptance Under Conditions

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276 IBC International Building Code
277 IBS Integrated Business System
278 IC Integrated Circuit
279 ICC International Chamber of Commerce
280 ICD Interface Control Document
281 ICE Institute of Civil Engineers
282 ICO Initial Coin Offering
283 ICP Indent Contract Procedure
284 ICR Issued for Client Review / Comments
285 ICT Information and Communication Technology
286 IDD Integrated Design Document
287 IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
288 IDS Integrated Document System
289 IEE Institute of Electrical Engineers
290 IFA Issued for Approval
291 IFB Invitation for Bid
292 IFC Issued for Construction
293 IFD Issue for Design
294 IFI Issued for Information
295 IFR Issued for Internal Review
296 IIoT Industrial Internet of Things
297 IMCO International Maritime Consultative Organization
298 IMP Incoming Material Plan
299 IMS Integrated Master Schedule
300 INCO Incoterms
301 Incoterm International Commercial Terms
302 IP Intellectual Property
303 IPC Institute of Printed Circuits
304 IPI Inland Point of Interchange
305 IRR Internal Rate of Return
306 ISA Instrument Society of America
307 ISO International Organization for Standardization
308 IT Information Technology
309 ITB Invitation to Bid
310 ITP Inspection and Test Plan

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311 ITP Inspection Test Plan
312 ITT Invitation to Tender
313 IWP Integrated Work Plan
314 JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks
315 JCT Joint Contracts Tribunal
316 JIT Just-in-Time
317 JSA Job Safety Analysis
318 JV Joint Venture
319 KDS Knowledge Document System
320 KPI Key Performance Indicator
321 L/C Letter of Credit
322 LC Letter of Credit
323 LC Letter of Credit
324 LCC Life Cycle Cost
325 LCIA London Court of International Arbitration
326 LCL Less than Container Load
327 LD Liquidity Damage
328 LDD Latest Design Document
329 LED Light Emitting Diode
330 LIFO Last In, First Out
331 LMAA London Maritime Arbitrators Association
332 LOA Letter of Award
333 LOA Letter of Award
334 LOC Line of Credit
335 LOE Level of Effort
336 LOI Letter of Intent
337 LOP Logistics Operating Plan
338 LOTO Lockout/Tagout
339 LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
340 LPO Logistics Purchase Order
341 LPO Local purchase order
342 LSTK Lump Sum Turnkey
343 LTI Lost Time Incident
344 LWD Logistics Workforce Development
345 M&C Monitoring and Controlling

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346 M&E Mechanical and Electrical
347 MAR Material Approval Request
348 MC Management Contract
349 MCR Master Change Request
350 MDR Master Document Register
351 MEP Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing
352 MOA Memorandum of Agreement
353 MOE Measure of Effectiveness
354 MOM Minutes of Meeting
355 MOQ Minimum Order Quantity
356 MOU Memorandum of Understanding
357 MP Milestone Payment
358 MPR Monthly Progress Report
359 MR Material Requisition
360 MR Material Request
361 MRB Material Record Book
362 MRN / GRN Material/ Goods Received
363 MRO Maintenance, Repair, and Operations
364 MRP Material Requirement Planning
365 MRV Material Receipt Voucher
366 MS Milestone
367 MSA Measurement System Analysis
368 MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
369 MSP Milestone Payment Schedule
370 MTO Material Take-Off
371 MTO Material Take off Note
372 NCE Not-to-Exceed
373 NCR Non-Conformance Report
374 NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
375 NDC Not Directly Charged
376 NDE Non-Destructive Examination
377 NDT Non-Destructive Testing
378 NEC New Engineering Contract
379 NF Notification of Forecast
380 NFE Not For Execution

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381 NOC No Objection Certificate
382 NOM Nominal
383 NPC Non-Production Cost
384 NPI New Product Introduction
385 NPV Net Present Value
386 NRC Net Revenue Contract
387 NTE Not-To-Exceed
388 NTP Notice to Proceed
389 O&M Operations and Maintenance
390 OA Owner Advisor
391 OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness
392 OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
393 OEM Original Equipment Manufacturers
394 OPEX Operating Expenditure
395 OQ Operating Qualification
396 OTP Owner's Test Procedures
397 OTS Off-the-Shelf
398 P&E Procurement and Engineering
399 P&ID Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
400 PA Procurement Approval
401 PAC Provisional Acceptance Certificate
402 Packing List PL
403 PAI Periodic Assessment Inspection
404 PBG Performance Bank Guarantee
405 PBR Performance Based Reward
406 PC Purchase Contract
407 PC Payment Certificate
408 PCA Performance Criteria Assessment
409 PCC Process Control Center
410 PCE Project Control Engineer
411 PCI Project Control Index
412 PCM Project Control Manager
413 PCN Project Change Notice
414 PCO Project Control Officer
415 PCP Project Control Plan

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416 PCR Performance Control Report
417 PCRA Performance Control Report Assessment
418 PCRB Performance Control Report Breakdown
419 PCRE Performance Control Report Element
420 PCRG Performance Control Report Guidance
421 PCRH Performance Control Report Handbook
422 PCRi Performance Control Report Index
423 PCRM Performance Control Report Manager
424 PCRQ Performance Control Report Quality
425 PCRV Performance Control Report Variance
426 PCS Procurement and Contract Services
427 PD Performance Data
428 PDC Post Dated Cheque
429 PDD Project Development Document
430 PDI Pre-Delivery Inspection
431 PDM Product Data Management
432 PDP Project Development Plan
433 PDR Project Design Review
434 PDS Project Definition Statement
435 PDU Project Delivery Unit
436 PE Project Estimate
437 PEP Procurement Execution Plan
438 PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique
439 PFA Project Failure Analysis
440 PFD Process Flow Diagram
441 PFE Project Final Report
442 PFI Performance Factor Index
443 PGA Project Governance Authority
444 PI Performance Indicator
445 PLC Programmable Logic Controller
446 PLM Product Lifecycle Management
447 PM Project Manager
448 PMA Project Management Assessment
449 PMB Project Management Board
450 PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge

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451 PMC Project Management Committee
452 PMI Project Management Institute
453 PMO Project Management Office
454 PMP Project Management Plan
455 PMR Project Management Review
456 PMS Project Management System
457 PMT Project Management Team
458 PMU Project Management Unit
459 PO Purchase Order
460 PO Purchase Order
461 POA Purchase Order Amendment
462 POB Plant on Board
463 POC Percentage of Completion
464 POV Purchase Order Variance
465 PPA Project Performance Assessment
466 PPC Performance Progress Curve
467 PPE Personal Protective Equipment
468 PPI Purchase Price Index
469 PPP Performance Progress Plot
470 PPR Performance Progress Report
471 PPS Performance Payment Schedule
472 PPV Purchase Price Variance
473 PQ Performance Qualification
474 PQC Performance Quality Control
475 PQI Performance Quality Indicator
476 PQM Performance Quality Management
477 PQP Project Quality Plan
478 PQR Procedure Qualification Record
479 PQS Performance Quality System
480 PQT Performance Quality Test
481 PR Purchase Requisition
482 PR Purchase Request
483 PRA Project Risk Assessment
484 PRC Performance Review Committee
485 Principal Party in Interest

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486 PRM Project Risk Management
487 PRO Project Review
488 PRP Project Risk Plan
489 PRS Project Requirements Statement
490 PRT Procurement Responsibility Transfer
491 PS Performance Standard
492 PSD Performance Status Dashboard
493 PSM Performance Scorecard Metrics
494 PSR Project Status Report
495 PT Pressure Test
496 PTT Project Time Tracking.
497 PTW Permit to Work
498 PUR Purchase Order
499 PV Planned Value
500 PVC Project Variance at Completion
501 PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
502 QA Quality Assurance
503 QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control
504 QAP Quality Assurance Plan
505 QAS Quality Assurance System
506 QC Quality Control
507 QCP Quality Control Plan
508 QCT Quality Control Team
509 QD Quantity Surveyor
510 QMS Quality Management System
511 QP Quality Plan
512 QS Quantity Surveyor
513 Qty Quantity
514 QVL Qualified Vendors List
515 R&D Research and Development
516 R&R Repeatability and Reproducibility
517 RA Risk Assessment
518 RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
519 RAM Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
520 RAMS Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety

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521 RBS Resource Breakdown Structure
522 RC Risk Category
523 RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete
524 RCM Risk Control Matrix
525 RCO Risk Control Officer
526 RE Revised Estimate
527 REA Revised Estimate Approval
528 REV Revision
529 RF Request for
530 RFA Request For Approval
531 RFB Request for Bid
532 RFC Request for Change.
533 RFI Request for Information
534 RFO Request for Offer
535 RFP Request for Proposal
536 RFQ Request for Quotation
537 RFQ Request for Quotation
538 RFS Request for Services
539 RFT Request for Tender
Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, Request for
540 RFx
Information
541 RI Risk Impact
542 RISK Risk Assessment & Mitigation Planning
543 Risks Risks and Opportunities
544 RMA Return Material Authorization
545 RMS Risk Management System.
546 RN Risk Number
547 ROI Return on Investment
548 ROM Rough Order of Magnitude
549 ROW Right-of-Way
550 RP Risk Plan
551 RR Request for Resource
552 RSO Responsibility, Authority and Relationships matrix
553 RT Risk Tolerance
554 RTB Reason to Believe

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555 RTM Requirements Traceability Matrix
556 RTU Remote Terminal Unit
557 RV Risk Value
558 RWA Risk Work Assessment
559 S Schedule
560 SA Schedule Assessment
561 SAC Schedule At Completion
562 SAP Schedule Assessment Process
563 SAT System Acceptance Test
564 SBI System Built Inspection
565 SC Schedule Compliance
566 SCC Schedule Control Committee
567 SCE Schedule Control Engineer
568 SCL Schedule Control Logic
569 SCM Supply Chain Management
570 SCP Schedule Control Plan
571 SCT Schedule Control Team
572 S-Curve A graphical representation of cumulative project performance
573 SD Secure Digital
574 SDR Second Document Review
575 SDRL Shop Detail and Review List
576 SF Schedule Factor
577 SFC Sales and Freight Cost
578 SFL Schedule Float Logic
579 SFPD Schedule Performance Data
580 SFPI Schedule Performance Index
581 SFR Schedule Forecast Report
582 SFU Schedule Float Usage
583 SI Supply Invoice
584 SIT System Integration Test
585 SLA Service Level Agreement
586 SLD Single Line Diagram
587 SME Subject Matter Expert
588 SOP Standard Operating Procedure

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589 SOR Statement of Requirements
590 SOV Share of Voices
591 SOW Scope of Work
592 SP Specification
593 SP3D Smart Plant 3D
594 SPC Statistical Process Control
595 SPI Schedule Performance Index
596 SPIR Spare Parts Interchangeability Record
597 SPMS Schedule Performance Measurement System
598 SPQ Single Purchase Order
599 SQ System Qualification
600 SQA Software Quality Assurance
601 SQC Statistical Quality Control
602 SR Schedule Review
603 SRA Supplier Rating Assessment
604 SRE Supplier Request for Quotation
605 SRM Supplier Relationship Management
606 SRP Schedule Risk Plan.
607 SRS Schedule Risk Score
608 SS Stainless Steel
609 SSR Subcontractors' Schedule Review
610 ST Schedule Tolerance
611 STS Schedule Tracking System
612 SV Schedule Variance
613 SW Scope of Work
614 SWI Standard Work Instruction.
615 SWMS Safe Work Method Statement
616 T&C Terms and Conditions
617 T&Cs Terms and Conditions
618 T&M Time and Material
619 TA Technical Agreement
620 TAT Turnaround Time
621 TBE To Be Established
622 TBE Technical Bid Evaluation
623 TBM Total Budget Management

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624 TC Total Cost
625 TCF Technical Communication Format
626 TCM Total Cost Management
627 TCN Technical Communication Notice
628 TCO Total Cost of Ownership
629 TD Total Duration
630 TDP Technology Development Plan
631 TE Tender Evaluation
632 TEC Total Estimated Cost
633 TEM Tender Evaluation Method
634 TEP Tender Evaluation Plan
635 TET Tender Evaluation Team
636 TIC Total Installed Cost
637 TO Technical Offer
638 TOC Total Owned Cost
639 TPI Third Party Inspection
640 TPM Total Project Management
641 TQM Total Quality Management
642 TR Trend Report
643 TRB Technical Review Board
644 TRR Technical Review Report
645 TRR Meeting Technical Review Report Meeting
646 TSD Technical Specification Document
647 TTO Tender Turnover
648 TVC Total Variable Cost
649 TVP Total Value of Purchases
650 UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
651 UAT User Acceptance Test
652 UNIDROIT International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
653 UOM Unit of Measure
654 UPC Universal Product Code
655 URS User Requirement Specification
656 UTC Unit Technical Characteristic
657 V&V Verification and Validation

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658 VAC Variance at Completion
659 VDRL Vendor Document Register List
660 VE Value Engineering
661 VIP Very Important Person
662 VMI Vendor Managed Inventory
663 VMS Vendor Management System
664 VOR Value of Requirements
665 VOWD Variance at Completion (Overall Work Done)
666 VR Variation Request
667 VRR Variation Request Report
668 WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital
669 WBS Work Breakdown Structure
670 WBSC Work Breakdown Structure Code
671 WBSD WBS Dictionary
672 WBSE WBS Element
673 WBSN Work Breakdown Structure Number
674 WBSR Work Breakdown Structure Revision
675 WBSW WBS Work Package
676 WC Work Conversion
677 WCC Work Control Center
678 WCD Work Control Document
679 WCF Work Conversion Factor
680 WCR Work Change Request
681 WCRR Work Change Request Report
682 WFI Water for Injection
683 WG Working Group
684 WIP Work in Progress
685 WLA Work-Life Analysis
686 WMS Workflow Management System
687 WP Work Package
688 WPA Work Package Assessment
689 WPB Work Package Breakdown
690 WPC Work Package Control
691 WPCC Work Package Control Committee
692 WPCS Work Package Control System

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693 WPCT Work Package Control Team
694 WPF Work Package Flow
695 WPI Work Package Index
696 WPM Work Package Manager
697 WPO Work Package Outline
698 WPP Work Package Progress
699 WPQ Welder Performance Qualification
700 WPR Work Package Report
701 WPRP Work Package Resource Plan
702 WPS Workflow Processing System.
703 WPST Work Package Schedule and Timeline
704 WPT Work Package Team
705 WPTM Work Package Team Member
706 WPV Work Package Variance
707 WQ Work Quality
708 WQA Water Quality Association
709 WQC Water Quality Control
710 WQCP Work Quality Control Plan
711 WQCR Work Quality Control Report
712 WQI Work Quality Index
713 WR Work Request
714 WS Work Statement
715 WSC Work Schedule Control
716 WSJF Weighted Shortest Job First
717 WSS Work Schedule System
718 WST Work Schedule Team
719 WSTM Work Schedule Team Member.
720 WTO World Trade Organization
721 WTP Water Treatment Plant
722 XER Project XER file
723 XLPE Cross-linked polyethylene
724 XLD eXcel-based Load Distribution
725 XRD X-Ray Diffraction
726 YOY Year over Year
727 YTD Year-to-Date

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728 ZBB Zero-Based Budgeting
729 ZBV Zero-Based Variances
730 ZBW Zero-Based WBS
731 Z-Score Z-Statistic

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