Mastering Microsoft Project 2002

An activity that has either no predecessors or no successors.

An application that stores data in forms; each form contains multiple fields that are standardized across the entire data collection.

See database.

A target date indicating when you want a particular task to be completed.

The second stage of the project cycle, where a person or group of people accurately describes the problem (or challenge or opportunity) that the project is attempting to solve.

The amount of time between the scheduled start of a task and the time work actually begins.

To distribute authority and responsibility from the project manager to subordinates.

One of the defined objectives of a particular project, typically in the form of a product or service.

The nature of the relationship between two tasks.

That part of the project cycle where you expend resources according to the project plan to complete the activities specified in the project design.

Those costs (labor, material, and so on) that can be related to work performed on a particular project.

A collection of supporting documents (Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and so on) connected to a specific project or group of projects.

The resource whose assignment to a task determines the finish date of the task.

The length of time needed to complete an activity.

The shortening of a project schedule without reducing the project scope.

See estimate at completion.

The first dates on which an activity can start and finish.

The earliest date on which an activity can end.

The earliest date on which an activity can begin.

See earned value analysis.

A method of measuring key performance indicators by comparing them to the baseline.

The total number of days necessary to complete an activity.

An activity with no successors.

A large organization; typically a corporation or other sophisticated business or group.

A project that can be accessed and managed across the organization.

A resource that is available for tasks across the organization.

A pool of resources available across the organization.

A prediction of a quantitative result.

A variable that shows the total projected cost for a task, resource, or assignment.

The final stage of the project cycle, where members of the project team review the project.

A relationship in which the start or finish date of one task depends on another task in another project.