Acronyms and Abbreviations
The following list includes all common acronyms and abbreviations that are used in the world of project management. Terms are linked to definitions where available. Please let me know if you miss an abbreviation or an acronym! I will also extend this list from time to time. However, this list is supposed to include only “pure” project management terms and not industry-specific ones (although I might include some of the software world).
Please note that some of the acronyms might have a different meaning in other contexts so you should take them with a grain of salt if you are not sure about the context. You may want to consult Wikipedia for other meanings.
- Start Date A start date of a project is sometimes determined by the expected completion date. If a project is to be...
- Scheduled Finish Date (SF) In project management, Scheduled Finish date (SF) or planned finish date, is the date and time work was scheduled to...
- Finish Date The term finish date refers specifically to the date in which the particular schedule activity as part of the overall...
- Target Schedule Target Schedule: It is usually desirable to finish projects within the shortest amount of time possible, and additionally, to predict...
- Actual Start Date (AS) Effective Project Management depends largely on keeping track of Actual Start Dates to determine productivity. The Actual Start Date marks...