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Forward pass scheduling

A scheduling technique that takes tasks in sequential order in order to arrive at a realistic and reasonable completion date.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

The primary financial reporting standards-setting body in the United States. FASB is an independent, nonprofit group under the authority of the United […]

Facility management (FM)

Organizational function which integrates people, place and process within the built environment with the purpose of improving the quality of life of […]

Fixed costs

Costs that remain unchanged in total for a given time period, despite wide changes in the related level of total activity. For […]

Financial accounting

Relates to the preparation of financial statements on the organization as a whole. May be used by owners and other internal parties […]

Fixed expenses

Expenses over which a company has little control.

Formal authority

The person or group with who owns the decision-making rights within an organization.

Financial reporting

Process of presenting information about an entity’s financial position, operating performance, and cash flow for a specified period.

Fixed price contract

Requires a contractor to successfully perform the contract and deliver supplies or services for a price agreed to up-front. (also called a […]