"8/80 Rule", "The work package in a WBS must take no fewer than 8 hours of labor and no more than 80 hours of labor to create." "affinity diagrams", "Clusters a large number of similar ideas together for further analysis." "autocratic", "One individual makes the decision on behalf of the group." "brainstorming", "Generates as many ideas as possible without judgment or dismissal during the process." "code of accounts", "Numbering system for each item in the WBS." "configuration management plan", "Defines how changes to the features and functions of the project deliverables will be monitored and controlled." "context diagram", "Shows the relationship between elements of an environment." "funding limit", "Budget is determined in relation to project scope. A qualifier may be used, such as +/- 10%." "mind mapping", "Maps ideas to show relationship and differences among requirements." "nominal group technique", "Similar to brainstorming to generate as many ideas as possible, then the ideas are ranked by a voting process." "plurality", "Group decision method when the largest part of the group makes the decision if they comprise less than 50% of the total." "project constraint", "Anything that limits the project's options, such as budget, deadline, resources, etc." "project objectives", "Measurable goals that determine a project's acceptability. This is usually evaluated in terms of cost, schedule, quality, technical requirements." "requirements traceability matrix (RTM)", "Table that maps requirements from inception to completion of the project." "scope creep", "Undocumented, unapproved changes to the project scope." "stakeholder analysis", "Scope definition process which determines, quantifies, and prioritizes interests of stakeholders." "value engineering", "Attempts to find the correct level of quality in relation to a reasonable budget for the project while achieving an acceptable level of performance." "WBS dictionary", "WBS companion document that defines all the characteristics of each element within the WBS." "WBS", "Deliverables-oriented breakdown of the project scope." "work package", "Smallest item in the WBS."
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