Common Terms
A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
What is a Project?
This individual is responsible for developing and monitoring the project plan and overseeing the project from initiation to closing.
Who is the Project Manager?
A centralized location used to store and manage project files.
What is a File Repository?
A roadmap for ensuring the project stays on track, within budget, and delivers the desired results
What is the Project Plan?
A multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project.
What is Wikipedia?
A person who can impact or is impacted by a project.
What is a Stakeholder?
This individual is responsible for performing a portion of the project work.
Who is the Project Team Member?
An initial meeting to understand the project’s purpose, scope, business value, and feasibility.
What is the Initiation Interview?
A meeting with the goal of ensuring everyone understands the project and their involvement.
What is a Kick-Off Meeting?
A research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons.
What is The Manhattan Project?
The boundaries of a project, outlining what is and isn't included.
What is Scope?
The leader of the department is accountable for the implementation of the project.
Who is the Project Owner?
A document that formally authorizes a project and provides a high-level view of the project plan.
What is the Project Charter?
A tool for documenting roles in a project, including who will be consulted, informed, responsible, or accountable for each task.
What is a RACI Chart?
An international scientific endeavor with the primary aim of understanding the complete set of genetic instructions within a human being.
What is The Human Genome Project?
An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, can have a positive or negative impact on one or more project objectives
What is a Risk?
This individual is responsible for the strategic vision of the project and ensures the work aligns with the vision and timelines established for LCPS yearly goals.
Who is the Executive Sponsor?
The formal approval that is required for project work to begin.
What is Executive Sign-Off?
A tool for documenting key project information, including actions, decisions, risks, and issues.
What is a RAID Log?
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this massive construction project served as a tomb for the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Time, Cost, and Scope
What are the Triple Constraints?
A group of individuals who are responsible for championing the project within the organization and providing strategic guidance to the project.
What is the Steering Committee?
The preferred tool for recording DDI project information.
What is Confluence?
This LCPS department is a recommended partner for planning project communications.
What is the Department of Community Engagement?
A US effort to land humans on the Moon. This involved immense scientific research, technological development (rocketry, spacecraft), astronaut training, and mission control.
What is the Apollo Program?