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Benchmark

A standard by which something can be measured or judged. (also see Baseline)

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Benchmarking

ContentsOther Definitions The concept of discovering what is the best performance being achieved, whether in your company, by a competitor, or by an entirely different industry. Benchmarking is an...

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Bid

An offer to perform the work described in a set of bid documents at a specified cost . (Wideman Comparative Glossary of Common Project Management Terms v2.1 )

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Bill of Activities

A listing of activities required by a product, service, process output or other cost object. Bill of activity attributes could include volume and or cost of each activity in the listing.

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Bill of Materials

ContentsOther Definitions A Bill of Materials is a list of items or components used for fabrication, shipping, receiving, and accounting purposes. Other Definitions Bill of Materials - A complete...

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Bill of Resources

A listing of resources required by an activity. Resource attributes could include cost and volumes.

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BIM – Building Information Modeling

ContentsOther Definitions A 3D, object-oriented approach to computer-aided architectural design. Enables data for manufacturer’s details to be imported right into project design, and presents 3D models...

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Black Swan

A large-impact, hard-to-predict, and rare event beyond the realm of normal expectations. (Wikipedia- Black swan theory)

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Business Case

The purpose of a business case is to capture the reasoning for initiating a project or task. It is often presented in a well-structured written document, but may also sometimes come in the form of a...

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Histogram

A graphical representation of a frequency distribution. The range of the variable is divided into class intervals for which the frequency of occurrence is represented by a rectangular column. The...

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