Abilities
ACDIAgence canadienne de développement international
AFFAffinity
AIDAAttention, Interest, Desire, Action
ANSAutonomic nervous system
AOIArea of interest
A-RResistant, defensive hostile trait, profile, or personality The “no” people
A-VAvoidant personality (or the “I gotta go” people)
A-XAnxious personality, also known as the “maybe” people
BDCBusiness development center
BVBenevolence
CAIDCanadian Agency for International Aid (ACDI in French)
CAPMCapital Asset Pricing Model
CDConsideration
CFIACanadian Food Inspection Agency
CGControlled group, when referring to scientific research
CNSCentral nervous system
CPMCritical Path Method
CSContingency strategy
CSIConstruction Specifications Institute
DDMRequests for changes or “demandes de modifications”
DPDefensive position (prey position) or “lonely sheep position”
DSDominant strategy
DSM-IV (or V)Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
EIExchange of information
FASTFunctional analysis system technique
FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
FEWFamily-wise error
FLFlexibility
FMEAFailure Mode and Effect Analysis
Four PsPlans, Processes, People, and Power
FPForces of Production in general
FPcForces of Production under control or the “Fits”
FPncForces of Production that are not under control or the “Unfits”
FTAFault Tree Analysis
GMGeneral Motors
g- rateRate analogous to an interest rate as applied to a project stage
g-spreadMisstep measuring factor
HCAHigher cortisol levels after the experiment
HGAHypothalamic–pituitary–gonad axis
HPAHypothalamic–pituitary–adrenaline axis
ICAOInternational Civil Aviation Organization
INIntegrity
IOCInternational Olympic Committee
IP(Instrumentally) hostile position, predator, or “hungry tiger position”
kConstant, 1.3
KFFKey Failure Factor (or Key Failure Fundamentals)
KPPPKnown predator–prey position
KSFKey Success Factors (or Key Success Fundamentals)
LCALower cortisol level after the experiment
MBTIMyers–Briggs personality test
MOSMontréal Olympic Stadium
MPMeans of production
MSDSMaterial safety data sheet
NCCNational Capital Commission (Ottawa, Canada)
NHLNational Hockey League
NONitric oxide
OBSOrganization Breakdown Structure
OGOlympic Games
OPAOptimal Path Analysis
OPM3Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
P & LProfit and Loss statement
PAGPeriaqueductal gray (brain region)
PBSProduct Breakdown Structure
PFTFunctional and technological program (“Programme fonctionnel et technologique”)
PIGSProject implementation groups (!)
PIPProfile of Instrumentally hostile individuals
PMBOKProject Management Body of Knowledge
PMIProject Management Institute
PMPProject management professional
POEPoint of Equilibrium
POVPoint of vulnerability
POW2Product, Organization, Work
PPPPrivate–Public Partnerships
PRJoint problem resolution
PROPessimistic, Realistic, Optimistic scenarios
PWPWork psychodynamics (model)
QMAQuébec Multifunctional Amphitheatre
|REssential and nonessential resources
REssential resources
RIORégie des installations olympiques (“Olympic Games Steering Board”)
RnNonessential resources
SCCStandards Council of Canada
SKUStock-Keeping Unit
SOCANSociétécanadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (music, writer, and editor association)
SSShort strategy
STSummative Triangle
SVORStrengths, vulnerabilities, opportunity, and risks
SWOTStrengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
|TWork and Technology
TWork (travail)
TCITriple constraints of information
TGTrained group
ThTechnology, knowledge
TSOThe Stationary Office
UGUncontrolled group, when referring to scientific research
UPPPUnknown predator–prey position
UTGUntrained group
WBSWork Breakdown Structure
WIPWork in Progress