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AAACN PROJECT MANAGEMENT FORM GLOSSARY

Activity.

A unit of work performed to complete a project.

An activity typically takes time

(duration) and expends resources. Activates are often broken down into a series of individual,

but related, tasks.

Assumptions. Best guesses about certain “loose” issues or temporary decisions we make on

behalf of someone else - to prevent potential problems during your project assumptions need to

be reviewed and validated with the relevant person(s).

Customer: individual who approves the Project Proposal Document (PPD) and the deliverable,

e.g. products or services to be completed. Each project must have at least one customer.

Completion Date: Your completion date will become clearer once you get the go-ahead and you and

your project team begin identifying activities and break them down into task during the Project Planning

Phase. Determining tasks length and cost (resources such as personnel, supplies, dollars) are

dependent of a number of factors. So remember that the project completion dates will change as

activities are and their task are identified. Unforeseen events almost always occur. By taking into account

risk that may lengthen your completion times you should be able to estimate a more accurate end date.

Deliverable (Product or Service): Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that

must be produced to complete a project or part of a project. Deliverables take two forms: Interim outputs

and final

deliverables.

Goals: outcome-oriented statements that represent what will constitute the future success.

Milestones: An important event the team wants to reach on a project. A turning point on a project

Objectives:

represent key issues affecting the team’s ability to achieve the goal and articulate

milestones against which to measure progress.

Program: Programs usually include an element of ongoing activity. Programs can also be a

group of related projects managed together or a combination of ongoing activities and projects.

Project: A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. Temporary

means that every project has a defined beginning and a defined end. Unique means that the

product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all similar products or services.

Project Manager: Accountable for the project and guides the project team.

Project team members: Project teams will include as divers a group as possible. Teams will

include members who are not experts in the subject area.

Stakeholder: Individuals and organizations that are involved in, or may be affected by, project activities.

Start Date: Your start date will most likely be the date the PHSD Group approves the

Project.

Strategies: describe how the team will commit its resources to make its vision a reality.

Task: A subdivision of an activity; each activity may consist of several smaller tasks. Task also

typically

take

time

(expected

duration)

and

cost,

i.e.

resource

requirement.

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