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Programming

The process that defines the detailed project requirements of the end user that are needed to meet the project objectives and general […]

Project

A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Projects are temporary in nature and differ primarily in that […]

Passive voice

In a communication message, this indicates that the subject is the recipient of the action of the verb (not the source).

Prescriptive-based contracting

A method of contracting that entails specifying how the work is to be performed and the materials that are to be used, […]

Performance-based specifications

Typically sets quality-related targets that allow the service provider some flexibility in determining the most appropriate response.

Planning

Setting a direction for an organization in terms of goals, performance objectives, policies, procedures, and practices.

Purchasing

An expression of the scope and intended use or result of an activity that accounts for priorities and other assumptions or parameters.

Public domain

A list of deficiencies, incomplete, or unacceptable work items compiled by the project manager, architect, engineers, and/or designers during final inspection of […]

Property tax

An established code of procedure or behavior in any group, organization or situation (for example, a safety protocol). It describes how something […]

Personal influence

The power associated with the individual rather than the individual’s position.