CISSE Intermediate Level
Research and Project Management glossary
Every term this guide defines, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it. Open it when a word in a question is unfamiliar, and test yourself on it in the last week: cover the definition and say it in one sentence.
3 terms from the free first chapter
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- Portfolio
The full collection of an organisation's projects and programmes, managed together to achieve strategic objectives.
Taught in The business context of an IS project
- Programme
A group of related projects managed together to achieve benefits none of the individual projects could deliver alone.
Taught in The business context of an IS project
- Project
A temporary endeavour with a defined start and end, undertaken to create a unique product, service or result, distinct from ongoing operational work.
Taught in The business context of an IS project
The full glossary adds every term from the other 13 chapters, A to Z, each with the chapter that teaches it.