Vocabulary for PM&BA (Project Management + Business Analytics)

to send someone in; to allow someone to enter; to confess

a person or organization with an interest in a particular place or issue

a documented representation of what objectives must be delivered to provide value, such as conditions needed by a stakeholder to satisfy the objectives

information and parameters associated with carrying out a particular project

an activity that the system performs, usually in response to a request by a user

one short sentence in the everyday language of the end user that states what a user does as part of his or her work

the process, tools, and techniques that help people implement changes to achieve a desired outcome

a team's checklist of all the criteria required to be met so that a deliverable can be considered ready for

steps used to extract information/requirements from stakeholders

selecting the best solution that fits the stakeholder's needs and determining if the solution meets the requirements and objectives

a well-structured document that demonstrates the reason for initiating a project

paying close attention to what someone is saying and communicating

a business function that receives inputs and produces outputs

a UML diagram that describes user (or system) activities, the person or component that completes each activity, and the sequential flow of these activities

a project management approach based on delivering requirements iteratively and incrementally throughout the life cycle

describes a use case scenario other than the basic flow that results in a user completing its goal, considered to be an optional flow & implies that the user has chosen to take an alternative path through the system

a chart that shows the cumulative work remaining in a sprint on a day-by-day basis

a logical model that documents the entities, or things, that a business or business process uses and interacts with in order to accomplish its business activities and goals

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