Project Management Glossary Of Terms – A

Abstract Resource

Abstraction

Acceleration

Acceptability Criteria

Acceptable Quality Level (“AQL”)

Acceptance

Approval (of results)

Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance Letters

Acceptance Number

Acceptance Review

Acceptance Test

Acceptance Test Procedure (“ATP”)

Acceptance Testing

Access

Accommodation

Account

Accountability

Accountability/Responsibility Matrix

Accountable

Accountant

Accounting

Accounts

Accrual

Accrual Accounting

Accrual Method

Accrued Cost

Accuracy

Achievement

Acquisition

Acquisition Control

Acquisition Evaluation

Acquisition Methods

Acquisition Negotiations

Acquisition Plan

Acquisition Plan Review (“APR”)

Acquisition Planning

Acquisition Process

Acquisition Strategy

Action

Action Item

Action Item Flags

Action Plan

Activation

Active Listening

Activity

Activity Arrow Net

Activity Based Costing (“ABC”)

Activity Based Management (“ABM”)

Activity Calendar

Activity Code

Activity Definition

Activity Description

Activity Duration

Activity Elaboration

Activity File

Activity ID

Activity List

Activity on Arc (“AOA”)

Activity on Arrow (“AOA”)

Activity on Node (“AON”)

Activity Oriented

Activity Oriented Schedule

Activity Properties

Activity Quantities

Activity Sequencing

Activity Status

Activity Timing

Actual

Actual and Scheduled Progress

Actual Cost

Actual Cost Data Collection

Actual Cost of Work Performed (“ACWP”)

Actual Dates

Actual Direct Costs

Actual Expenditures

Actual Finish Date (“AF”)

Actual Start Date (“AS”)

Adaptation

Added Value

Addendum

Adequacy

Adjourning

Adjustment

ADM

ADM Project

Administration

Administrative

Administrative Change

Administrative Closure

Administrative Management

ADP

ADR

Advanced Material Release (“AMR”)

AF

AFE

Affected Parties

Agency

Agenda

Aggregation

Agility

Agreement

ALAP

Algorithm

Alliance

Allocated Baseline

Allocated Requirements

Allocation

Allowable Cost

Allowance

Alternate Resource

Alternative Analysis

Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”)

Alternatives

Ambiguity

Amendment

Amount at Stake

AMR

Analysis

Analysis and Design

Analysis Time

Analyst

AND Relationship

Anecdotal

Anticipated Award Cost

AOA

AON

AOQ

AOQL

APMA

Apparent Low Bidder

Application

Application Area

Application for Expenditure (“AFE”)

Application for Expenditure Justification

Application Programmers

Applied Direct Costs

Apportioned Effort

Apportioned Task

Appraisal

Appraise

Approach

Appropriation

Appropriation Estimate

Approval

Approval to Proceed

Approved Bidders List

Approved Changes

Approved Project Requirements

APR

AQL

Arbitrary

Arbitration

Arc

Architectural Baseline

Architectural View

Architecture

Archive

Archive Plan

Area of Project Application

Area of Project Management Application (“APMA”)

Arrow

Arrow Diagram

Arrow Diagramming

Arrow Diagramming Method

Artifact

Artificial

AS

ASAP

As-Built Design

As-Built Documentation

As-Built Records

As-Built Schedule

As-Late-As-Possible (“ALAP”)

As-Needed

As-of Date

As-Performed Schedule

Assembly

Assembly Sequence

Assessment

Assets

Assignment

Associated Revenue

Association

As-Soon-As-Possible (“ASAP”)

Assumptions

Assumptions Analysis

Assurance

Assurance Program

ATP

Attitude

Attribute

Attrition

Audit

Authoritarian

Authoritative

Authority

Authority for Expenditure (“AFE”)

Authorization

Authorize

Authorized Unpriced Work

Authorized Work

Automated Data Processing (“ADP”)

Automatic Decision Event

Automatic Generation

Automatic Test Equipment

AUW

Auxiliary Ground Equipment

Availability

Average Outgoing Quality (“AOQ”)

Average Outgoing Quality Limit (“AOQL”)

Average Sample Size Curve

Avoidance

Award

Award Fee

Award Letter