The Project Management Question and Answer Book

backward pass, 92-93

balanced matrix organization, 154, 160-161, 162-163

baselines

cost, 10, 11, 60-62

project, 10-11

scope, 10, 11, 39-41, 60

time, 10, 11, 60

BCWP (budgeted cost of work performed), 218, 221-222

BCWS (budgeted cost of work scheduled), 62-63, 218, 219-222

behavioral leadership, 131

behavioral role of team members, 140, 141-142

behavioral theory of leadership, 128

Berg, Cindy, 32

best-case scenario, 186

Blanchard, Kenneth, 134-135

body language, 238-240

bottom-up estimates, 44, 60-62

brainstorming technique, 179, 211

break-even point, 18-20, 21-22

budget

contingency, 10, 63-64, 198, 201, 222-223

cost baseline, 10, 11

operating, 60-64, 197-199

and work breakdown structure (WBS), 33-34

budget at completion (BAC), 63, 222-223

budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP), 218, 221-222

budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS), 62-63, 218, 219-222

budget estimates, 44-45

buffered schedules, 114-119, 125, 201-202