Quick answer
PM acronyms A-Z — from AAR to WBS — decoded; the alphabet soup of the profession translated.
Process
PMI (institute), PMP (certification), PMBOK (body of knowledge), PMO (office), PMIS (system), CCB (change board).
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Schedule & cost
EVM (earned value), CPI/SPI (performance indices), NPV/IRR/ROI (finance), PERT (estimating), CPM (critical path).
Agile
DoD/DoR (definitions), MVP, PO, SM, WIP, XP, SAFe, LeSS.
Documents
SOW, RACI, RFP, RFQ, KPI, OKR, SMART, CSF, NDA, SLA.
Misc
AAR (after action review), MoSCoW (priorities), PDCA (cycle), SWOT, NPS, CSAT.
Bottom line
PM acronyms A-Z — from AAR to WBS — decoded; the alphabet soup of the profession translated.
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