Project controls glossary, in English and Arabic

Terms

Activityالنشاط

A piece of work in a schedule with a duration, a start and a finish.

Actual cost ACالتكلفة الفعلية

What the work done so far has cost.

Baselineخط الأساس

The approved copy of the schedule and budget that progress is measured against.

Budget at completion BACالميزانية عند الإنجاز

The total approved budget for the project.

Change requestطلب التغيير

A formal proposal to change scope, budget or dates, which is approved or rejected.

Constraintالقيد

A fixed date placed on an activity that limits when the logic can schedule it.

Cost performance index CPIمؤشر أداء التكلفة

Earned value divided by actual cost. Below 1.0 means over budget.

Critical pathالمسار الحرج

The longest chain of linked activities. It sets the finish date, and its activities have no float.

Critical path method CPMطريقة المسار الحرج

The calculation that finds early and late dates, float and the critical path.

Criticality indexمؤشر الحرجية

The share of simulation runs in which an activity was on the critical path.

Data dateتاريخ البيانات

The date up to which progress has been recorded. Remaining work is scheduled after it.

DCMA 14-point assessment DCMA-14تقييم DCMA ذو الأربع عشرة نقطة

Fourteen checks of schedule quality, such as missing logic, long lags and hard constraints.

Earned schedule ESالجدول المكتسب

The point in the plan at which today's earned value should have been reached, measured in time.

Earned value EVالقيمة المكتسبة

The budgeted value of the work actually completed.

Earned value management EVMإدارة القيمة المكتسبة

A method that compares planned value, earned value and actual cost to measure performance and forecast.

Estimate at completion EACالتقدير عند الإنجاز

The forecast total cost of the project, based on performance so far.

Free float FFالفائض الحر

How far an activity can slip before it delays the next activity.

Gantt chartمخطط جانت

A bar chart of activities against time, with links between them.

Lagالتأخير

A wait added to a link between two activities. A negative lag is a lead.

Milestoneالمعلَم

A zero-duration point that marks an event, such as an approval or a handover.

Monte Carlo simulationمحاكاة مونت كارلو

Running the schedule many times with durations drawn from ranges, to get a range of finish dates.

P50 and P80P50 وP80

The dates that 50% and 80% of simulation runs finished on or before.

Planned value PVالقيمة المخططة

The budget for the work that should be done by a given date.

Portfolioالمحفظة

A group of projects managed together to meet an organisation's goals within its budget.

Project controlsضبط المشاريع

The discipline of planning, measuring and forecasting a project's schedule, cost and risk.

Project management office PMOمكتب إدارة المشاريع

The team that sets standards, reports on the portfolio and supports project managers.

Risk registerسجل المخاطر

The list of identified risks with probability, impact, owner and response.

Schedule performance index SPIمؤشر أداء الجدول

Earned value divided by planned value. SPI(t) is the time-based version from earned schedule.

To-complete performance index TCPIمؤشر الأداء اللازم للإنجاز

The cost efficiency needed on the remaining work to finish on budget.

Total float TFالفائض الكلي

How far an activity can slip before it delays the project finish.

Work breakdown structure WBSهيكل تجزئة العمل

The tree that breaks the project's scope into deliverables and work packages.