Below is a list of acronyms commonly used in project management. The list is likely not all inclusive, so please feel free to contact us and send us any additional acronyms that should be added.
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Acronym |
Definition |
| AC | Actual Cost |
| ACWP | Actual Cost of Work Performed |
| AD | Activity Description |
| ADM | Arrow Diagramming Method |
| ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AE | Apportioned Effort |
| AE | Arrow Diagramming Method |
| AF | Actual Finish Date |
| AOA | Activity-on-Arrow |
| AON | Activity-on-Node |
| ARMA | Autoregressive Moving Average |
| AS | Actual Start Date |
| BAC | Budget at Completion |
| BARF | Bought-into, Approved, Realistic, Formal |
| BCR | Benefit Cost Ratio |
| BCWP | Budgeted Cost of Work Performed |
| BCWS | Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled |
| BOM | Bill Of Materials |
| CA | Control Account |
| CAP | Control Account Plan |
| CBR | Cost Benefit Ratio |
| CBT | Computer-Based Test |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| CCS | Change Control System |
| CH | Contact Hours |
| CMMI® | Capability Maturity Model Integrated |
| COC | Cost of Conformance |
| CONC | Cost of Non-Conformance |
| COQ | Cost of Quality |
| CPAF | Cost Plus Award Fee |
| CPF | Cost Plus Fee |
| CPFF | Cost Plus Fixed Fee |
| CPI | Cost Performance Index |
| CPIF | Cost Plus Incentive Fee |
| CPM | Critical Path Methodology |
| CPPC | Cost Plus Percentage of Cost |
| CR | Change Request |
| CV | Cost Variance |
| CWBS | Contract Work Breakdown Structure |
| DD | Data Date |
| DFD | Data Flow Diagram |
| DOE | Design of Experiments |
| DU | Duration |
| DUR | Duration |
| EAC | Estimate at Completion |
| EEF | Enterprise Environmental Factors |
| EF | Early Finish |
| EMV | Expected Monetary Value |
| EPV | Expected Present Value |
| ES | Early Start |
| ETC | Estimate to Complete |
| EV | Earned Value |
| EVA | Earned Value Analysis |
| Economic Value Add | |
| EVM | Earned Value Management |
| EVT | Earned Value Technique |
| FF | Finish-to-Finish |
| FFP | Firm Fixed Price |
| FMEA | Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
| FP-EPA | Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment |
| FPIF | Fixed Price Incentive Fee |
| FS | Finish-to-Start |
| FV | Future Value |
| HR | Human Resource |
| IFB | Invitation for Bid |
| IO | Inputs and Outputs |
| IRR | Internal Rate of Return |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ITTO | Inputs, Tools, Techniques and Outputs |
| JAD | Joint Application Development (or Design) |
| JIT | Just in Time |
| KA | Knowledge Area |
| LF | Late Finish |
| LL | Lessons Learned (or Learnt) |
| LOE | Level of Effort |
| LS | Late Start |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| OBS | Organizational Breakdown Structure |
| OD | Original Duration |
| OPA | Organizational Process Assets |
| OPM3® | Organizational Project Management Maturity Model |
| PBT | Paper-Based Test |
| PC | Percent Complete |
| PCT | Percent Complete |
| PDCA | Plan Do Check Act |
| PDM | Precedence Diagramming Method |
| PERT | Program Evaluation and Review Technique |
| PFD | Planned Finish Date |
| PM | Project Manager |
| PM | Project Management |
| PMB | Performance Measurement Baseline |
| PMBOK® | Project Management Body of Knowledge |
| PMI® | Project Management Institute |
| PMIS | Project Management Information System |
| PMO | Project Management Office |
| PMO | Program Management Office |
| PMP® | Project Management Professional |
| PS | Planned Start Date |
| PSWBS | Project Summary Work Breakdown Structure |
| PTA | Point of Total Assumption |
| PV | Planned Value |
| PV | Present Value |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QFD | Quality Function Deployment |
| QP | Quality Planning |
| RACI | Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Inform |
| RAM | Responsibility Assignment Matrix |
| RBS | Resource Breakdown Structure |
| RBS | Risk Breakdown Structure |
| RD | Remaining Duration |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Quotation |
| ROI | Return on Investment |
| ROM | Rough Order of Magnitude |
| SF | Scheduled Finish Date |
| SF | Start-to-Finish |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SPI | Schedule Performance Index |
| SS | Scheduled Start Date |
| SS | Start-to-Start |
| SV | Schedule Variance |
| SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats |
| T&M | Time and Material |
| TC | Target Completion date |
| TCPI | To-Complete Performance Index |
| TF | Total Float |
| TF | Target Finish Date |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TS | Target Start Date |
| TT | Tools and Techniques |
| TTM | Time To Market |
| TTV | Time To Volume |
| VAC | Variance at Completion |
| VE | Value Engineering |
| VOC | Voice of the Customer |
| WAS | Work Authorization System |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WPI | Work Performance Information |