Glossary
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| Term | Meaning |
| Agile | A family of iterative approaches based on the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto |
| Baseline | The approved version of the scope, schedule, or cost used for comparison |
| Business case | The justification for a project, including benefits, costs, and risks |
| Change control | The process of reviewing and approving changes to the baseline |
| Charter | A document that authorizes a project and gives the manager authority |
| Contingency reserve | Budget or time set aside for identified risks |
| CPI and SPI | Cost and schedule performance indices from earned value management |
| Critical path | The longest path of dependent tasks, which determines the minimum duration |
| Deliverable | A unique, verifiable product, result, or service |
| Earned value | The budgeted cost of the work actually completed |
| Float (slack) | The time a task can be delayed without delaying the project |
| Gantt chart | A bar chart of tasks against time |
| Governance | The framework of oversight and decision rights |
| Issue | A risk that has occurred |
| Kanban | A method that visualizes work and limits work in progress |
| Milestone | A significant point or event in the project |
| PMO | A project management office |
| Portfolio | A collection of projects and programs managed together |
| Program | A group of related projects managed together |
| RACI | A matrix of Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed |
| Risk register | A record of identified risks, their analysis, and responses |
| Scope creep | Uncontrolled growth of scope |
| Scrum | An agile framework using fixed-length Sprints |
| Sprint | A timebox of one month or less in Scrum |
| Stakeholder | A person or group affected by, or able to affect, the project |
| WBS | A hierarchical breakdown of the scope into deliverables and work packages |