A Terms

Glossary A Terms

ACWP

ACWP
In other words:

Actual Cost of Work Performed

Actual Cost of Work Performed

Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance Criteria
A set of conditions that is required to be met before deliverables are accepted

Activity

Activity
A distinct, scheduled portion of work that is performed during the course of a project.

Actual Cost (AC)

Actual Cost (AC)
The realized cost incurred for the work performed on an activity during a specific time period.

Analogous Estimating

Analogous Estimating
A technique for estimating the duration or cost of an activity or a project using historical data from a similar activity or project.

Apportioned Effort

Apportioned Effort
An activity where effort is allotted proportionately across certain discrete efforts and not divisible into discrete efforts. Apportioned effort is one of three earned value management (EVM) types of activities used to measure work performance.

Assumption

Assumption
A factor in the planning process that is considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or demostration.