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FURTHERREADING 123Project management The application of knowledge,
skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in or-
der to meet project requirements.
Project network diagram A schematic display of the
logical relationships or sequencing of project activities.
Project A temporary endeavor undertaken to accom-
plish a unique purpose.
Responsibility assignment matrix A matrix that maps
the work of the project to the people responsible for
performing the work.
Slack or float The amount of time an activity may be
delayed without delaying a succeeding activity or the
project finish date.
Stakeholders The people involved in or affected by
project activities.
Statement of Work A form of a scope statement often
used by the government or in contracts.
Triple constraint A project’s scope, time, and cost goals
or constraints.
Weighted scoring model A tool that provides a system-
atic process for selecting projects based on many cri-
teria.
Work breakdown structure A deliverable-oriented
grouping of the work involved in a project that defines
the total scope of the project.
Work package A deliverable or product at the lowest
level in a work breakdown structure.CROSS REFERENCES
SeeElectronic Commerce and Electronic Business; Pro-
totyping; Return on Investment Analysis for E-business
Projects; Software Design and Implementation in the Web
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from http://www.acq.osd.mil/pm
Project Management Institute (2001a)The PMI project
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Project Management Institute (2001b).Practice standard
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at http://www.pmi.org/standards)
Project Management Institute (2000a).PMI’s 2000 salary
survey.Newtown Square, PA: Author.
Project Management Institute (2000b).PMBOK Guide,
2000 edition.Newtown Square, PA: Author.
Schwalbe, K. (2002). Information technology project
management (2nd ed.). Boston: Course Technology.
(Readers can access lecture notes for this text and many
references related to project management from the au-
thor’s Web site at http://www.augsburg.edu/ppages/∼
schwalbe)
Stewart, T. A., & McGowan, J. (1996, March 20). Planning
a career in a world without managers.Fortune.
The Standish Group (2001).CHAOS 2001: A recipe for suc-
cess.West Yarmouth, MA: Author.FURTHER READING
For links to many project management software prod-
ucts and general information on project manage-
ment: http://www.allpm.com/ (Retrieved April 19,
2002).
For links to many project management software products:
http://www.infogoal.com/pmc/pmcswr.htm (Retrieved
April 19, 2002).
For definitions of several financial terms: http://www.
investopedia.com/dictionary (Retrieved: April 19,
2002).