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The process of formally receiving the work of the Project or Program - The work should be complete and fulfill the needs for which it was created

Requirements that are defined to be completed before the work can be accepted

An approach in which a previous project of similar characteristic is used to obtain the values (duration, resources, budget, etc.) for the current project being planned

An approach in which the team or at least the Project Manager is involved in deciding on and estimating the individual pieces of the project to create the summary estimate

The process of documenting the needs of the stakeholders that align with the project objectives

The process of maintaining and adjusting the scope of the project as approved

The process of dividing deliverables and work into smaller components for easier management

The process of breaking down the work of the project into smaller more controllable pieces

The process of developing a project scope statement

A key piece of work for the project; can be physical work, a process, a document, or other measurable result of work

A technique to attain consensus within a group of experts; typically used to gain vision about future direction or development

A major achievement on a project; usually occurs after a series of activities leading up to its completion; has zero-days duration and could be related to a "Deliverable"

A component of the work breakdown structure that has known work but no detailed activities

The measurable, definable work of the project

The work required to create the products, services, and or results of the project

Processes associated with determining and controlling what a project includes or does not include

Document that explains how to establish a scope statement and requirements, create the WBS, validate that deliverables were built correctly, and address scope-related changes to the project

Document that develops and help attain buy-in on a common interpretation of project scope

A need that must be completed to attain project goals; could be business or technical

A matrix that shows the origin of project requirements and tracks them throughout the project life cycle

The desired outcome of the project; the work that will be encompassed in the project and the final product or service

Original (or approved revised) definition of the scope the project should create; can include project scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and WBS dictionary

An approved change to the scope of the project

Unauthorized request for change that usually occurs in a project as time evolves

The document that details the work that must be done to provide a specified product or service

The point at which a WBS is created with the major (or bigger) pieces, then they are broken down into the smaller pieces

The person, division, or company that will be the user or owner of the product when the project is complete

The process of evaluating something that was created in the project to ensure that it meets the needed requirements for formal acceptance

The process of evaluating something that was created in the project to ensure that it meets the specified conditions

Gaining approval of the project scope deliverables as they are completed

A tool that works with the WBS to ensure that the right work happens in the right order by the correct resources; helps improve the quality of work by verifying that the needed conditions have been met before future work begins

An organized breakdown of the total work scope of the project, with each level of descent providing a greater level of detail and the deliverable being a key focus

A unit of work that makes up the work breakdown structure

A deliverable at the smallest level of the WBS; represents the completed piece of the project from the culmination of a series of activities being complete