The standard for project management

Practice Standard for Earned Value Management,

 182

Practice Standard for Earned Value Management – 

Second Edition,

 239

Practice Standard for Scheduling,

 175, 178, 207, 214

Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures – 

Second Edition,

 161

Preapproved seller lists, 471

Pre-assignment of team members, 333

Pre-bid conferences. 

See 

Bidder conferences

Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM), 189–190

critical paths and, 210

definition, 714

relationship types, 190

Precedence relationship. 

See also 

Logical relationship

definition, 714

internal dependencies and, 192

Precision, level of, 238

Predecessor activity, 194, 714

Predictive life cycle, 19, 131, 714

Preferred logic/preferential logic, 191. 

See also 

Discretionary dependencies

Prequalified seller lists updates, 501

Presentations, 381, 384, 534

Preventive action

change request for, 96, 112

definition, 714

inspection and, 274

Probability and impact matrix, 425

definition, 714

scoring scheme and, 408

Probability distributions, 432

cumulative (S-curve), 433

influence diagram and, 436

simulation and, 213

target milestone and, 214

variability risks and, 399

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Problem solving, 295, 356

Procedure(s)

definition, 714

processes, policies and, 40–41

procurement, 471

Process(es), 714

Process analysis, 292

Process assets. 

See 

Organizational process assets

Process closure. 

See 

Closing Process Group

Process flow diagrams, 23, 284

Process Groups. 

See 

Project Management Process Groups

Process level, integration at, 67

Procurement(s)

closed, 499

complexity of, 465

phases, 476

Procurement audit, 494, 714

Procurement closure, formal, 125, 499

Procurement contract, 464, 494, 498, 501

Procurement documentation, 485

comparison of, 481

definition, 714

as input, 496

as output, 499

Procurement documents

definition, 714

as input, 125, 413

procurement contract, 464, 494, 498, 501

Procurement file, 501

Procurement management plan, 87, 125

definition, 714

as input, 330, 484, 495

as output, 447, 475, 490, 500

Procurement negotiation, 488

Procurement phases, 476

Procurement policies, formal, 471

Procurement statement of work, 477–478, 485, 715

Procurement strategy, 476, 715

Product(s)

definition, 715

final, 127

projects and, 4

Product analysis, 153, 715

Product backlog, 131, 203

Product evaluations. 

See 

Test and evaluation documents

Product life cycle

cost of quality and, 245

definition, 715

Product requirements

brainstorming and, 142

facilitation and, 145

industry specific, 140

meeting, 552

requirements traceability matrix and, 93, 148, 280, 470

Product reviews, 166

Product roadmap, 215–216

Product scope, 115, 131, 715

Product vision, 216

Professional conduct, 3

Program(s)

definition, 11, 715

governance of, 44

portfolios, projects and, 11–13, 543–544

Program management

definition, 715

description of, 14

portfolio management and, 11