project case studies meaning

A Comprehensive Glossary of Project Management Terms

Everything you need to know about project management in one list.

• Acceptance Criteria
• Adaptive Project Framework (APF)
• Aggregate Project Plan (APP)
• Assumptions
• Balance Scorecard
• Business Case
• Contingency Plan
• CAPEX (Capital Expenditure)
• Change control
• Change freeze
• Change management plan
• Change request
• Closing Phase
• Communications Management Plan
• Cost Management Plan
• Cost Overrun (Budget overrun)
• Cost Performance Index (CPI)
• Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
• Critical Path
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Change Management
• Deliverable
• Earned Value
• Execution Phase
• Extreme Programming (XP)
• Fast Tracking
• Feasibility study
• Forecasting
• Goal Setting
• Gantt Chart
• Human Resource Plan
• Initiation phase
• Just in Time (JIT)
• Knowledge Area
• Kickoff Meeting
• Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
• Lean Production
• Net present value (NPV)
• Project Portfolio
• Program Manager
• Performance Indicator
• Planning phase
• PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments)
• Project Proposal
• Priority Matrix
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Quality Control (QC)
• Risk Mitigation
• Resource Management
• Risk Register
• Scope Statement
• Schedule Management Plan
• Scope Creep
• Stakeholder
• User Acceptance Test (UAT)
• Virtual Teams
• Value stream mapping
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Waterfall Methodology
• X-bar control chart

What is a Case Study in a Project?

A case study consists of a detailed study used to understand the working of a certain company or an industry. The analysis is included to refine the project plan based on the trends and information studied in the company’s state of working or processes.

Further Reading:

–   What is Scope Creep in Project Management?

–   What are Project Milestones and How to Set them for Project Success.

–   Time Tracking in Project Management is Important. Heres Why.

–   A Beginners Guide on How to Create a Project Roadmap ( Steps Included ) –   Not a project manager? You can still be a Project Manager. Heres How.

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