The conditions or requirements that must be met before a deliverable, product, or project phase is accepted by stakeholders.
The approved version of a project plan (scope, schedule, or cost) used as a reference to measure performance and manage changes.
BrightWork 365 is a flexible, complete project portfolio management solution for today’s project teams. It brings the best of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem together in a single collaboration hub for project teams while providing immediate visibility and insights to senior executives.
A formal proposal to modify any aspect of the project (scope, schedule, cost, quality, etc.) submitted for review and approval.
The longest sequence of dependent tasks in a project schedule that determines the shortest possible project duration. Delays on the critical path directly delay the project.
Any unique and verifiable product, result, or capability produced by the project and required to complete it.
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) service that provides secure sign-on and access control for users, devices, apps, and resources, acting as a central identity provider for Microsoft 365, Azure, and other services, enabling Zero Trust security with features like conditional access, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and identity protection.
A bar chart that illustrates a project schedule, showing start and finish dates of tasks, dependencies, and progress over time.
A measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a project is achieving key objectives (e.g., on-time delivery percentage, budget variance).
A significant point or event in a project (with zero duration) used to mark progress, such as phase completion or major deliverable acceptance.
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A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result with a defined beginning and end.
A document that formally authorizes the existence of a project, provides the project manager with authority, and defines high-level objectives and key stakeholders.
A strategic compilation of projects and other work grouped to facilitate effective management to meet strategic business objectives. It is a critical component of project portfolio management (PPM). This process helps companies gain clarity and control over their numerous projects. The portfolio can include ongoing and proposed projects, typically managed by a project management office (PMO) or a dedicated portfolio manager.
An individual, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a project decision, activity, or outcome.
An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives.
The work required to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified features and functions (includes both what is and is not included).
Most projects benefit greatly from having a control process in place to move them along from one stage to the next while they are in execution. Without any form of control, there is a good amount of risk that rework will need to be done for project stages that were previously considered complete. The control process, of which Stage are a major element, can be as simple as a single project manager deciding on their own when a stage's body of work has been completed in a satisfactory manner, or as complex as requiring a group of stakeholders deciding individually whether any additional work is necessary before a project can move forward to the next stage. BrightWork 365 affords the flexibility and functionality for project teams to use various levels of stage approval requirements along a spectrum of formality.
The three primary constraints of project management: scope, time (schedule), and cost. Quality is often considered a fourth interrelated factor.
A traditional, sequential project management methodology where each phase (requirements, design, implementation, verification, maintenance) must be completed before the next begins.
A hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish project objectives and create required deliverables.