G
G
G LOSS A R Y LOS S AR Y
Contingency Contingency Reserve Reserve
The amount of money or time needed above the estimate to
The amount of money or time needed above the estimate to reduce the riskreduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptable to
of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptable to the organization.the organization.
Decision Tree
Decision Tree A diagram used to select the A diagram used to select the best course of action in uncertain situations.best course of action in uncertain situations.
Environmental Environmental Document Document
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) require certain environmentalrequire certain environmental
documentation for transportation projects. Types of documents include a documentation for transportation projects. Types of documents include a negative declaration (ND) finding of no significant impact (FONSI), or negative declaration (ND) finding of no significant impact (FONSI), or anan environmental impact study (EIS)/environmental impact report (EIR).
environmental impact study (EIS)/environmental impact report (EIR).
Impact
Impact Effect or consequence.Effect or consequence.
Milestone
Milestone A significant event in the project, usually completion of A significant event in the project, usually completion of a majora major deliverable.
deliverable.
Mitigation
Mitigation The act of alleviating a harmful circumstance. Risk mitigation seeks toThe act of alleviating a harmful circumstance. Risk mitigation seeks to reduce the probability and/or impact of a risk
reduce the probability and/or impact of a risk to below an acceptableto below an acceptable threshold.
threshold.
Probability
Probability Likelihood of the occurrence of any event.Likelihood of the occurrence of any event.
G l o s s a r y
Any significant changes to the scope,
Any significant changes to the scope, cost, or schedule of a cost, or schedule of a programmedprogrammed project (STIP, SHOPP, or TCRP) or special program project (toll seismic project (STIP, SHOPP, or TCRP) or special program project (toll seismic retrofit, soundwall) require a revision
retrofit, soundwall) require a revision to the delivery to the delivery commitmentcommitment..22 Project
Project
Development Team Development Team
An interdisciplinary team, composed of key members of the project team An interdisciplinary team, composed of key members of the project team as well as
as well as external stakeholders, that acts as a steering committee inexternal stakeholders, that acts as a steering committee in directing the course of studies required to evaluate the various project directing the course of studies required to evaluate the various project alternatives during the early components of the project lifecycle.
alternatives during the early components of the project lifecycle.
Project Initiation Project Initiation Document
Document
Concept approval document for candidate projects that contains:
Concept approval document for candidate projects that contains:
A defined project scopeA defined project scope
A reliable capital and support cost estimate for each A reliable capital and support cost estimate for each alternativealternative solution
solution
A project schedule (workplan) for A project schedule (workplan) for the alternative recommended forthe alternative recommended for programming the project
programming the project Project Objective
Project Objective A particular goal of a A particular goal of a project. All projects have these four objectives:project. All projects have these four objectives:
Risk Officer A person other than the project manager assigned to monitor andA person other than the project manager assigned to monitor and maintain the project risk management plan.
maintain the project risk management plan.
Scope
Scope Encompasses the work that must be done to Encompasses the work that must be done to deliver a product with thedeliver a product with the specified features and functions.
specified features and functions.
Value Analysis
Value Analysis A multi-disciplined team systematically applies recognized techniques to:A multi-disciplined team systematically applies recognized techniques to:
Identify the function of a product or Identify the function of a product or serviceservice
Establish a worth for that functionEstablish a worth for that function
Generate alternatives through the use of Generate alternatives through the use of creative thinkingcreative thinking
Reliably provide the needed functions at the lowest overall costReliably provide the needed functions at the lowest overall cost The term is often interchanged with Value Engineering.
The term is often interchanged with Value Engineering.
Value Analysis Team
Value Analysis Team A team that performs value A team that performs value engineering.engineering.
Workplan
Workplan A resourced schedule. The workplan identifies the project-specific WBSA resourced schedule. The workplan identifies the project-specific WBS elements and defines the cost, timeline, and requirements for each. The elements and defines the cost, timeline, and requirements for each. The current workplan guides the day-to-day operations
current workplan guides the day-to-day operations of project executionof project execution and project control.
and project control.
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A
A CR ON YM S CR ON YM S
CEQA
CEQA California Environmental Quality ActCalifornia Environmental Quality Act EIR
EIR EnvironmentaEnvironmental Impact l Impact ReportReport EIS
EIS EnvironmentaEnvironmental l Impact StudyImpact Study FONSI
FONSI Finding of No Significant ImpactFinding of No Significant Impact ND
ND Negative DeclarationNegative Declaration NEPA
NEPA National Environmental Policy ActNational Environmental Policy Act PCR
PCR Project Change RequestProject Change Request PDT
PDT Project Development TeamProject Development Team PID
PID Project Initiation DocumentProject Initiation Document PMBOK
PMBOK Project Management Body of KnowledgeProject Management Body of Knowledge PSR
PSR Project Study ReportProject Study Report PxI
PxI Probability and ImpactProbability and Impact SHOPP
SHOPP State Highway Operation & State Highway Operation & Protection ProgramProtection Program
A c r o n y m s A c r o n y m s
STIP
STIP State Transportation Improvement ProgramState Transportation Improvement Program TCRP
TCRP Traffic Congestion Relief ProgramTraffic Congestion Relief Program VA
VA Value AnalysisValue Analysis WBS
WBS Work Breakdown StructureWork Breakdown Structure
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assessment... 10, 10, 2323 avoidance
change requestrequest ......SeeSeePCR.PCR.
component...
component... 4, 4, 13, 13, 2828 consequence...2, 12, 23, 27 consequence...2, 12, 23, 27 construction risks...19 construction risks...19 contractor/consu
contractor/consultantltant ...11, 12, 16, 18...11, 12, 16, 18 controlling deputy district director for project and
deputy district director for project and
program management...11 program management...11
district division chief for program and district division chief for program and
project
project managementmanagement ...6...6 district VA
district VA coordinatorcoordinator ...11...11
E E
environmental risks...17 environmental risks...17 expert...
expert...SeeSeespecialist.specialist.
external risks...17 external risks...17
F F
flowchart, ri
flowchart, risk management sk management processprocess ...4...4 functional
I n d e x
list...SeeSeerisk list.risk list.
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numeric analysisic analysis ........SeeSeequantitative analysis.quantitative analysis.
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objec
objectivestives .. 2, 5, 10, 11, 122, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24, 27, 17, 18, 23, 24, 27, 28, 28 organizational
organizational risksrisks ...... 1818 outputs probability...10, 11, 12, 23, 27 probability...10, 11, 12, 23, 27 probability
probability and iand impact mpact matrixmatrix ...... 2424 project
project change rchange requestequest ......SeeSeePCR.PCR.
project
project development development teamteam ......SeeSeePDT.PDT.
project initiation document...
project initiation document...SeeSeePID.PID.
project
project management management risksrisks ...... 1818 project
project management management support support unitunit ...... 66 proj qualitative analysis...analysis... 5, 6, 5, 6, 1010 quantitative quantitative analysisanalysis ...... 5, 5, 6, 6, 1111
R R
ranking ranking risk prisk probabilityrobability ...23...23references...25
references...25
regulatory regulatory risksrisks ...19...19
residual
right of way risks...19
right of way risks...19
risk
identification...5, 6, 9, 13, 16 identification...5, 6, 9, 13, 16 list list...... 5, 5, 9, 9, 13, 13, 1616 manag management planement plan ................. 4, 5, 4, 5, 8, 208, 20 management management planning...planning... 5, 6, 5, 6, 8, 208, 20 management process flowchart...4
management process flowchart...4
monitoring monitoring and contand controllingrolling ...... 5, 6, 5, 6, 1313 qualitative qualitative analysisanalysis...... 5, 6, 5, 6, 1010 quantitative spreadsheet, risk marisk management nagement planplan ...... 8, 208, 20 stakeholder technical risksrisks ...16...16
transference transference ...12...12
trends...10
trends...10
I n d e x I n d e x
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value an
value analysisalysis ...... 5, 6, 5, 6, 8, 9, 8, 9, 11, 2811, 28
W W
workplan
workplan ...... 8, 8, 2828