The standard for project management

See also 

Interpersonal skills; Team skills

communication, 363, 384, 534

influencing, 341, 350, 357

leadership, 60–63

management, 710

networking, 386, 534, 711

PMI Talent Triangle

®

 and, 56–57

project manager and, 52

soft, 53, 357

strategic and business management, 58–60

technical project management, 58

Slack. 

See 

Float

SLAs. 

See 

Service level agreements

SMEs. 

See 

Subject matter experts

Social computing, 364, 374

Social media management, 385

Soft skills, 53, 357

Software. 

See also 

Scheduling software

information technology, 38

project management, 188, 194, 377, 385

simulation and, 433

WBS structure and, 159

Software development, 84, 252

JAD sessions and, 145

storyboards and, 147

Solution requirements, 148

Source selection criteria, 473–474, 478–479, 485, 723

SOW. 

See 

Statement of work

Specification, 723

Specification limits, 723. 

See also 

Control limits

Sphere of influence, project manager, 52–56

SPI. 

See 

Schedule performance index

Sponsor, 29, 723

Sponsoring organization, 33, 723

SS. 

See 

Start-to-start

Staffing management plan. 

See 

Project Resource 

Management

Stage gate, 21, 545

Stakeholder(s). 

See also 

Identify Stakeholders process; 

Management Stakeholder Engagement process; Project 

stakeholder(s)

classification of, 514

definition, 723

external, 550

good practices and, 2

internal, 550

key, 34, 80, 145, 298, 407, 454, 624

project meetings and, 364

project reviews and, 364

project success and, 34

tailoring considerations, 365

unsatisfied, 10

Stakeholder analysis, 512, 533, 723

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix, 521–522, 

723

Stakeholder engagement plan, 87, 140, 279, 522

definition, 723

as input, 368, 381, 390, 509, 525, 532

as output, 387, 393, 522, 529, 535

Stakeholder expectation, 363

Stakeholder identification, 367, 504, 510, 514, 532

Stakeholder register

definition, 723

as input, 141, 280, 314, 331, 368, 382, 413, 421, 440, 

470, 485, 496, 519, 525, 532

as output, 155, 287, 335, 378, 514, 387, 393, 480, 491, 

501, 529, 536

Stakeholder relations

complexity of, 506

technology and, 464

Stakeholder requirements, 148

Standard for Portfolio Management, The,

 3, 33

Standard for Program Management, The,

 3, 14, 33

Standard for Project Management, The,

 2–3, 28

overview, 541

Standup meetings, 95, 364, 535

Start date, 723

Start-to-finish (SF), 190, 723

Start-to-start (SS), 190, 724

Statement of work (SOW), 462, 468, 469

definition, 724

procurement, 477–478, 485

Statistical sampling, 303, 724

Storyboarding, 147

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Part 3 - Index

Strategic management, PMI Talent Triangle

®

 and, 56, 57

Strategic opportunity/business need, 546

Strategic planning, 185.