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A Comprehensive Glossary of Project Management Terms
Everything you need to know about project management in one list
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- Contingency Plan
- Case Study
- Constraint
- CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)
- Change control
- Change freeze
- Change management plan
- Change request
- Closing Phase
- Communications Management Plan
- Cost Management Plan
- Cost Overrun (Budget overrun)
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
- Critical Path
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Change Management
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- Acceptance Criteria
- Adaptive Project Framework (APF)
- Aggregate Project Plan (APP)
- Agile
- Artifact
- Assumptions
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- Contingency Plan
- Case Study
- Constraint
- CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)
- Change control
- Change freeze
- Change management plan
- Change request
- Closing Phase
- Communications Management Plan
- Cost Management Plan
- Cost Overrun (Budget overrun)
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
- Critical Path
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Change Management
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- Project Portfolio
- Program Manager
- Performance Indicator
- Planning phase
- PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments)
- Project
- Project Proposal
- Priority Matrix
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- Scope Statement
- Six Sigma
- Schedule Management Plan
- Scheduling
- Scope
- Scope Creep
- Scrum
- Sprint
- Stakeholder
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What is a risk register?
In project management, a risk register is a tool or document that is constantly updated based on the status of risks and their effects on project completion. Sometimes a risk register may be maintained to fulfill regulatory compliance but it is more often used to document and stay on top of potential issues capable of derailing intended outcomes.
Further Reading:
– 5 Project Management Life Cycle Steps Explained
– 10 Best Free Project Management Tools – Features Comparison
– 7 Strategies to Manage and Track Multiple Projects at Once
– 11 Project Management Best Practices You Need to Follow Right Now