Program The GTA PMO member assigned to provide consultation and Management mentoring in integrating the discipline of Project Management into all Consultant projects. (PMC) Program (1) An organizational entity responsible for management and Management oversight of the organization’s projects. (2) As a specific reference in Office (PMO) this document, the PMO for the Georgia Technology Authority. Alternatively, the acronym may stand for Project Management Office, with the same meaning as definition (1), above. An organization may use both forms, with the Program Management Office generally having responsibility for multiple Project Management Offices. Project Change requests may occur in many forms oral or written, direct or – Change indirect, externally or internally initiated, and legally mandated or Request optional. The represent requests to expand or contract project (PCR) scope, to modify cost or schedule estimates, etc. The Project Management Plan must address the system that will be used to manage these requests. This methodology uses a general-purpose form for submitting suggestions for change to the project. Project A document that formally authorizes a project. It should include all Charter the information necessary for senior management to make this decision including the business need, product description with business, technical and quality objectives, high level budget and time estimates along with known constraints, assumptions, dependencies and risks. The Project Charter contains the first agreed upon scope of the project. Project (1) At minimum, a documented statement of the intended actions an Management organization will take in pursuit of a project’s goals and objectives. Plan (PMP) (2) A comprehensive statement of all key factors guiding a management team in their pursuit of project goals and objectives, the strategy and tactics the team will execute, and other information necessary to understand the project, its products and services, its organizational structures, and its intended actions. (3) The specific document prepared as a project deliverable using the Project Management Plan template (GTA-PMO-TEM-030) as a model, the object of the methodology in this document.
Program Management Consultant (PMC) The GTA PMO member assigned to provide consultation and mentoring in integrating the discipline of Project Management into all projects. Program Management Office (PMO) (1) An organizational entity responsible for management and oversight of the organization’s projects. (2) As a specific reference in this document, the PMO for the Georgia Technology Authority. Alternatively, the acronym may stand for Project Management Office, with the same meaning as definition (1), above. An organization may use both forms, with the Program Management Office generally having responsibility for multiple Project Management Offices. Project Change Request (PCR) Change requests may occur in many forms – oral or written, direct or indirect, externally or internally initiated, and legally mandated or optional. The represent requests to expand or contract project scope, to modify cost or schedule estimates, etc. The Project Management Plan must address the system that will be used to manage these requests. This methodology uses a general-purpose form for submitting suggestions for change to the project. Project Charter A document that formally authorizes a project. It should include all the information necessary for senior management to make this decision including the business need, product description with business, technical and quality objectives, high level budget and time estimates along with known constraints, assumptions, dependencies and risks. The Project Charter contains the first agreed upon scope of the project. Project Management Plan (PMP) (1) At minimum, a documented statement of the intended actions an organization will take in pursuit of a project’s goals and objectives. (2) A comprehensive statement of all key factors guiding a management team in their pursuit of project goals and objectives, the strategy and tactics the team will execute, and other information necessary to understand the project, its products and services, its organizational structures, and its intended actions. (3) The specific document prepared as a project deliverable using the Project Management Plan template (GTA-PMO-TEM-030) as a model, the object of the methodology in this document.