Management
Managing a Project
Internet Resource Tools
Tools for Business
Processes for Projects
100

A person, department or device needed to accomplish a task.

What is a Resource?

100

A sequence of tasks that must be accomplished within a certain time frame to achieve a desired result.

What is a Project?

100

Users who subscribe to an emailing list through a List Server.

What is a List Server Group?

100

A file containing data or instructions written in zeros and ones (computer language).

What is a Binary File?

100

The appointment of a specific resource to a specific task.

What is an Assignment?

200

A factor that is considered to be real or certain for planning purposes. 

What is Assumption?

200

Determining a customer's needs by acquiring information, processing and evaluating the information, then creating a plan of action to address the needs.

What is a Needs Analysis?

200

A program that allows you to control a computer at a remote location.

What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

200

A set of excusive rights granted to an inventor for a fixed period of time upon disclosure of the invention.

What is a Patent?

200

A factor, such as budget or time, that limits a project manager's options. 

What is a Constraint?

300
The practice of applying skills and processes to activities in order to meet deadlines and achieve desired results.

What is Project Management?

300

A unit of work that must be accomplished during the course of a project.

What is a Task?

300

A network in which each computer has both server and client capabilities.

What is Peer-to-Peer Network?

300

A legal contract between the author of software and the end user that defines how the software can be used. 

What is an End-User License Agreement?

300

The end of a stage that marks the completion of a task or series of related tasks resulting in a key deliverable. 

What is a Milestone?

400

The process, tools and techniques that help people implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. 

What is Change Management?

400

The goals and tasks of a project, and the work required to complete them.

What is Scope?

400

Software that is the legal property of an entity.

What is Proprietary Software?
400

An audio and/or video Web event that is distributed over the Internet.

What is a Webcast?

400
Profit earned as a result of a project relative to the value of resources required to complete it.

What is Return On Investment (ROI)?

500

The process of managing multiple interdependent projects to improve the performance of an organization. 

What is Program Management?

500

A document that lists the planned dates for performing tasks and meeting goals defined in a project plan.

What is a Project Schedule?

500

A peer-based development process describing organizations and products that provide free source code to the development community at large.

What is Open Source?

500

An interactive Web-based seminar or training session.

What is a Webinar?

500

A person or group with an interest in a project, and with the power to exert influence (either positive or negative) over the project and affect results.

What is a Stakeholder?

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