Appendix 3

Abbreviations

AusAID: Australian Agency for International Development

CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency

CPM: Critical Path Method

EC: European Commission

EVMS: Earned Value Management System

IPMA: International Project Management Association

JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency

LF: Logical Framework

LFA: Logical Framework Approach

NGO: Non-Governmental Organization

OBS: Organizational Breakdown Structure

PCM: Project Cycle Management

PM4NGOs: organization devoted to training and disseminating project management knowledge among NGOs

PM4DEV: organization devoted to training and consulting on project management for NGOs

PMI: Project Management Institute

PMBOK^®: Project Management Body Of Knowledge

RAM: Responsibility Assignment Matrix

USAID: United States Agency for International Development

UN: United Nations

WBS: Work Breakdown Structure

PMDPro: The project management guide developed by PM4NGO

CAPM: Certified Associate in Project Management

Prince2: PRojects IN Controlled Environments is a certified method for effective project management.

PMP^®: Project Management Professional