Important PMP Abbreviations / Acronyms

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Important PMP Abbreviations / Acronyms

In the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and the PMP Exam, acronyms are almost used everywhere to allow more effective communication, long terms such as “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge” can be much shortened to PMBOK® Guide. Below is a collection of the most commonly used abbreviations as found in the PMBOK® Guide for easy reference:

Abbreviations	Terms In Full Form
AC	Actual Cost
ADM	Arrow Diagramming Method
ADR	Alternative Dispute Resolution
AE	Apportioned Effort
AOA	Activity-on-Arrow
AON	Activity-on-Node
BAC	Budget at Completion
BCR	Benefit Cost Ratio
BOM	Bill Of Materials
CA	Control Account
CBR	Cost Benefit Ratio
CBT	Computer-Based Test (for the PMP Exam)
CCB	Change Control Board
CCR	Continuing Certification Requirements
CMMI	Capability Maturity Model Integrated
COC	Cost of Conformance
CONC	Cost of Non-Conformance
COQ	Cost of Quality
CPAF	Cost Plus Award Fee (Contract)
CPF	Cost Plus Fee (Contract)
CPFF	Cost Plus Fixed Fee (Contract)
CPI	Cost Performance Index
CPIF	Cost Plus Incentive Fee (Contract)
CPM	Critical Path Method
CPPC	Cost Plus Percentage of Cost
CR	Change Request
CV	Cost Variance
CWBS	Contract Work Breakdown Structure
DOE	Design of Experiments
EAC	Estimate at Completion
EEF	Enterprise Environmental Factors
EF	Early Finish
EMV	Expected Monetary Value
EPV	Expected Present Value
ES	Early Start
ETC	Estimate to Complete
EV	Earned Value
EVA	Earned Value Analysis
EVM	Earned Value Management
EVT	Earned Value Technique
FF	Finish-to-Finish
FFP	Firm Fixed Price (Contract)
FMEA	Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
FPEPA	Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (Contract)
FPIF	Fixed Price Incentive Fee (Contract)
FS	Finish-to-Start
IFB	Invitation for Bid
IRR	Internal Rate of Return
ITTO	Inputs, Tools, Techniques & Outputs
JIT	Just in Time
LF	Late Finish
LOE	Level of Effort
LS	Late Start
NPV	Net Present Value
OBS	Organizational Breakdown Structure
OPA	Organizational Process Assets
OPM3	Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
PBT	Paper-Based Test (PMP Exam)
PDCA	Plan Do Check Act
PDM	Precedence Diagramming Method
PDU	Professional Development Unit
PERT	Program Evaluation and Review Technique
PM	Project Manager
PMB	Performance Measurement Baseline
PMBOK® Guide	A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
PMI	Project Management Institute
PMIS	Project Management Information System
PMO	Project Management Office
PMP	Project Management Professional
PS	Planned Start Date
PTA	Point of Total Assumption
PV	Planned Value or Present Value
QA	Quality Assurance
QC	Quality Control
QFD	Quality Function Deployment
RACI	Responsible, Accountable, Consult, Inform
RAM	Responsibility Assignment Matrix
RBS	Resource Breakdown Structure or Risk Breakdown Structure
RFI	Request for Information
RFP	Request for Proposal
RFQ	Request for Quotation
ROI	Return on Investment
ROM	Rough Order of Magnitude
SF	Start-to-Finish
SME	Subject Matter Experts
SOW	Statement of Work
SPI	Schedule Performance Index
SS	Start-to-Start
SV	Schedule Variance
SWOT Analysis	Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis
T&M	Time and Material
TCPI	To-Complete Performance Index
TQM	Total Quality Management
TS	Target Start Date
VAC	Variance at Completion
VE	Value Engineering
VOC	Voice of the Customer
WAS	Work Authorization System
WBS	Work Breakdown Structure

Agile Project Management Abbreviations

ATDD	Acceptance Test-Driven Development
BDD	Behavior-driven Development
BRD	Business Requirement Documents
DA	Disciplined Agile
DoD	Definition of Done
DoR	Definition of Ready
DSDM	Dynamic Systems Development Method
Evo	Evolutionary Value Delivery
LeSS	Large-Scale Scrum
LSD	Lean Software Development
PDCA	Plan-Do-Check-Act
RUP	Rational Unified Process
SAFe	Scaled Agile Framework
SBE	Specification by Example
XP	eXtreme Programming

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