The standard for project management

See also 

Governance frameworks

Autocratic decision making, 119, 144

Automated tools, 73, 118

Avoidance, overall project risk and, 445

B

BAC. 

See 

Budget at completion

Backward pass, 210, 699

Bar chart, 217, 699

Baseline(s), 87, 699. 

See also 

Cost baseline; Scope 

baseline

Baseline schedule. 

See 

Schedule baseline

Basis of estimates, 108, 204, 699

as input, 116, 124, 208, 250, 430

as output, 229, 230, 247, 270, 326

Benchmarking, 143, 281, 699

Benefits management, project success and, 546–547

Benefits management plan, 33, 251, 469, 509, 699

Best practices

benchmarking and, 143, 281, 399

discretionary dependencies and, 191

Beta distribution, 245

Bid(s), 477. 

See also 

Proposals

winning bidder and, 462

Bidder. 

See 

Seller(s)

Bidder conferences, 487, 699

Bid documents, 477, 485, 699

BIM. 

See 

Building information model

Body of knowledge (BOK), 1, 2, 69

BOK. 

See 

Body of knowledge

Bottom-up estimating, 324

definition, 700

description of, 202, 244

Brainstorming, 78, 80, 85, 142, 144, 281, 414, 416, 511

Brain writing, 511

Bubble chart, 425–426

Budget(s)

definition, 700

time-phased project, 87, 248, 254

Budget at completion (BAC), 261, 262, 264, 430, 700

Buffer. 

See 

Reserve

Building information model (BIM), 463

Burndown chart, 226

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Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide,

 7,  

33, 140

Business case

business documents and, 77–78

definition, 700

as input, 125, 251, 469, 509

project, 30–32

Business documents, 29–30

business case and, 77–78

definition, 559

as input, 125, 141, 251, 469, 509

project life cycle and, 30

project management, 29–30

Business environment, 10

Business management plan, 125

Business management skills, 58–60

PMI Talent Triangle

®

 and, 56, 57

Business requirements, 148

Business value, 8, 10, 148

definition, 7, 700

state transition and, 6

Buyer

procurement process and, 461

seller and, 460–461

trial engagements and, 464

winning bidder, 462

Buyer-seller relationship, 461

C

CA. 

See 

Control account

Calendar. 

See 

Project calendar; Resource calendars

Cause-and-effect diagrams, 293, 294, 304, 700

CCB. 

See 

Change control board

Change(s)

contested, 498

definition, 700

projects and, 6

Change control. 

See also 

Perform Integrated Change 

Control process

meetings, 120

procedures, 40

tools, 118–119, 700

Change control board (CCB), 115, 120, 700

Change control system, 700. 

See also 

Contract change 

control system

Change log

definition, 700

as input, 92, 124, 382, 510, 519, 525

as output, 529

Change management plan, 88, 116, 169, 495, 525, 700

Change request(s). 

See also 

Approved change request; 

Change management plan; Perform Integrated Change 

Control process; Requested change

approved change requests review, 305

components requiring, 171, 186, 221, 229, 287, 297, 

351, 358, 387, 393, 490, 500, 515, 529

definition, 700

as input, 117, 301

as output, 96, 112, 166, 170, 186, 220, 228, 269, 296, 

306, 334, 343, 350, 357, 393, 447, 451, 457, 479, 489, 

499, 514, 528, 535

project baselines and, 115

status tracking, 124

tools and, 119

types of, 96, 112

Charter. 

See 

Develop Project Charter process; Project 

charter; Team charter

Checklist(s), 85, 302, 414.