Dictionary of Project Management Terms 3rd edition

The Dictionary of Project Management Terms is a valuable desk or briefcase reference for those engaged in one of the world's fastest-growing professions. This book ensures that project and program managers in every industry around the world are speaking the same language. Now in its third edition, the book is more than 200 pages longer and includes 1,400 more terms than its last edition. The Dictionary of Project Management Terms contains 3,400 key terms, words and phrases used in the day-to-day practice of project management. Along with traditional project management terms, it includes broader business terms to help seasoned managers and their successors navigate more easily the ubiquitous language of project-speak. Within the Dictionary of Project Management Terms, you ll find the meaning of hundreds of technical terms and acronyms, with each entry providing important insight into some aspect of project management. For example, with the flip of a page, you ll find a quick, concise, accurate description of a PERT chart and how it differs from a Gantt chart. You ll also discover that some terms are used interchangeably, such as analogous estimating and top-down estimating. Without question, The Dictionary of Project Management Terms will give you a distinct advantage on every project you face. Read more