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ACRONYMS

AC	Actual cost of work completed
ACWP	Actual cost of work performed
AOA	Activity-on-arrow
AON	Activity-on-node
BAC	Budget at completion
BATNA	Best alternative to a negotiated agreement
BCWP	Budgeted cost of work performed
BCWS	Budgeted cost of work scheduled
BOOT	Build-own-operate-transfer
CAPM	Certified Associate in Project Management
CCPM	Critical-chain approach to project planning and management
CMMI	Capability Maturity Model Integration
CPI	Cost performance index
CPM	Critical path method
CV	Cost variance
DUR	Duration
EAC	Estimate at completion (with revised cost estimates)
EF	Early finish
EQ	Emotional intelligence
ES	Early start
ETC	Estimate to complete
EV	Earned value
FAC	Forecast at completion
FF	Free float
IFB	Invitation for bid
KISS	Keep it simple, stupid
LF	Late finish
LS	Late start
MRI	Management reserve index
MBWA	Management by wandering around
NIH	Not invented here
NPV	Net present value
OBS	Organization breakdown structure
PCI	Percent complete index
PCIB	Percent complete index—budget costs
PCIC	Percent complete index—actual costs
PDM	Precedence diagramming method
PERT	Project evaluation review technique
PMP	Project Management Professional
PMO	Project management office
PV	Planned value of work scheduled
RBS	Risk breakdown structure
RM	Responsibility matrix
SL	Slack
SPI	Schedule performance index
SV	Schedule variance
TCPI	To complete performance index
VAC	Variance at completion
WBS	Work breakdown structure
XP	Extreme programming