Acronym

Definition

AA

Advance Agreement

ABC

Agency Baseline Commitment

AC

Accomplishment Criteria or Actual Costs

ACO

Administrative Contracting Officer

ACWP

Actual Cost of Work Performed (also referred to as Actual Cost and “AC”)

AE

Apportioned Effort

AF

Actual Finish

ALDS

Agency Labor Distribution System

ARC

Ames Research Center

AS

Actual Start

AS/AF

Actual Start/Actual Finish

ASAP

As soon as possible

ATP

Authority to Proceed

AUW

Authorized Unpriced Work

BAC

Budget at Completion

BCR

Baseline Change Request

BCWP

Budgeted Cost for Work Performed (or Earned Value)

BCWR

Budgeted Cost of Work Remaining

BCWS

Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled (or Planned Value)

BEI

Baseline Execution Index

BOBJ

Business Objects

BOE

Basis of Estimate

BW

Business Warehouse

C/SRA

Cost and Schedule Risk Assessment

CA

Control Account

CAC

Cost at Completion

CAM

Control Account Manager (a.k.a. P-CAM for In-house projects)

CAP

Control Account Plan or Corrective Action Plan

CAR

Corrective Action Request

CAS

Cost Accounting Standards

CBB

Contract Budget Base (see PBB, Project Budget Base)

CCB

Configuration Change Board

CCB

Change Control Board

CDR

Critical Design Review

CDRL

Contract Data Requirements List

CFA

Cognizant Federal Agency

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CI

Configuration Item

CM

Configuration Management

CMO

Center Management Operations

CMP

Configuration Management Plan

CO

Contracting Officer

COM

Cost of Money

COR

Contracting Officer Representative

COTR

Contracting Officer Technical Representative

COTS

Commercial-off-the-Shelf

CP

Critical Path

CPAF

Cost Plus Award Fee

CPFF

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

CPI

Cost Performance Index

CPIF

Cost Plus Incentive Fee

CPLI

Critical Path Length Index

CPM

Critical Path Method

CPR

Contract Performance Report

CR

Change Request

CTC

Contract Target Cost

CTM

Contract Technical Manager

CV

Cost Variance

CWBS

Contract Work Breakdown Structure

DCAA

Defense Contract Audit Agency

DCMA

Defense Contract Management Agency

DFRC

Dryden Flight Research Center

DID

Data Item Description

DI-MGMT-81861

Data Item Description, Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR)

DM

Data Manager

DOD

Department of Defense

DRD

Data Requirements Description

EAC

Estimate at Completion (a.k.a. Latest Revise Estimate (LRE))

ECD

Estimated Completion Date

ECP

Engineering Change Proposal

EF

Early Finish

EIA

Electronic Industries Alliance

EIA-748

Electronic Industries Alliance-748

EIA-748 EVMS Standard

Earned Value Management Systems, EIA-748 Current Release

EOC

Elements of Cost

EPO

Education and Public Outreach

EPSS

Enterprise Performance Support System

ES

Early Start

ETC

Estimate To Complete

EV

Earned Value

EVA

Extravehicular Activity (Project)

EVM

Earned Value Management

EVMFP

EVM Focal Point

EVMS

Earned Value Management System

EVMWG

Earned Value Management Working Group

EVT

Earned Value Technique (same as PMT)

FA

Formulation Agreement

FAD

Formulation Authorization Document

FAR

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FF

Finish to Finish

FFP

Firm Fixed-Price

FMR

Financial Management Requirements

FNET

Finish no earlier than

FNLT

Finish no Later than

FPC

Focal Point Council

FPIF

Fixed-Price Incentive Fee

FS

Finish to Start

FY

Fiscal Year

G&A

General & Administrative

GAO

Government Accountability Office

GFE

Government-Furnished Equipment

GFM

Government-Furnished Material

GFP

Government Furnished Property

GRC

Glenn Research Center

GSE

Ground Support Equipment

GSFC

Goddard Space Flight Center

HQ

NASA Headquarters

IAWA

Intra-Agency Work Agreement

IBR

Integrated Baseline Review

ICD

Interface Control Document

IEAC

Independent Estimate at Completion

IECD

Independent Estimated Completion Date

ILS

Integrated Logistic Support

IMP

Integrated Master Plan

IMS

Integrated Master Schedule

IPMR

Integrated Program Management Report

IPT

Integrated Product Team

IT

Information Technology

ITD

Inception to Date

JCL

Joint Cost and Schedule Confidence Level

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JSC

Johnson Space Center

KDP

Key Decision Point

KSC

Kennedy Space Center

LaRC

Langley Research Center

LCC

Life Cycle Costs

LCCE

Life Cycle Cost Estimate

LCR

Life Cycle Review

LF

Late Finish

LOE

Level of Effort

LRE

Latest Revised Estimate (contractor estimate – see EAC)

LS

Late Start

LWF

Lying Weasel Factor

M

Million

MDAA

Mission Directorate Associate Administrator

MDAA/HQ

Mission Directorate Associate Administrator/NASA Headquarters

MdM

Metadata Manager

MFO

Must finish on

MIL

Military

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MR

Management Reserve

MSFC

Marshall Space Flight Center

MSO

Must start on

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA FAR

NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation

NCC

Negotiated Contract Cost

NDIA

National Defense Industry Association

NEN

NASA Engineering Network

NFS

NASA FAR Supplement

NID

NASA Interim Directive

NOA

New Obligation Authority

NPD

NASA Policy Directive

NPR

NASA Procedural Requirements

NSF

NASA FAR Supplement

NSM

NASA Structure Management

NTE

Not to Exceed

OBS

Organization Breakdown Structure

OCE

Office of the Chief Engineer

OCFO

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

ODC

Other Direct Costs

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OPR

Office of Primary Responsibilities

OTB

Over Target Baseline

OTB / OTS

Over Target Baseline / Over Target Schedule

OTS

Over Target Schedule

PAC

Price At Completion

PBB

Project Budget Base (see also CBB, Contract Budget Base)

PBB

Project Budget Base (same as CBB, but for In-house projects)

PCA

Program Commitment Agreement

P-CAM

Project Control Account Manager

PDC          

Probability Distribution Curve

PDR

Preliminary Design Review

PE

Program or Project Event

PM

Program or Project Manager

PMB

Performance Measurement Baseline

PMI

Project Management Institute

PMR

Project Management Review

PMT

Performance Measurement Technique (same as EVT)

PO

Purchase Order

PP

Planning Package

PP&C

Project Planning and Control

PPB

Project Budget Base

PPBE

Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (process)

PR

Purchase Requisition or Procurement Requisition

PRA

Project Resource Analyst

PV

Price Variance

QBD

Quantifiable Back-up Data

R&T

Research and Technology

RAM

Responsibility Assignment Matrix

RBS

Resource Breakdown Structure

RD

Remaining Duration

RFP

Request for Proposal

RTOPs

Research and Technology Objectives and Plans Summaries

S&MA

Safety and Management Assurance

SA

Significant Accomplishment

SAP

Nickname for the NASA Core Financial System, so called because the system is based on SAP (Systems, Applications, Products) business applications]

SE&I

Systems Engineering and Integration

SEB

Source Evaluation Board

SF

Start to finish

SLPP

Summary Level Planning Package

SME

Subject Matter Expert

SMP

Schedule Management Plan

SNET

Start no earlier than

SNLT

Must finish on

SOO

Statement of Objectives

SOW

Statement of Work

SP

NASA Special Publication

SP/EM

Subproject/Element Manager

SPI

Schedule Performance Index

SRA

Schedule Risk Assessment

SRB

Standing Review Board

SRL

Significant Risk List

SS

Start to Start

SSC

Stennis Space Center

STAT

Schedule Test and Assessment Tool

STI

Scientific and Technical Information

SV

Schedule Variance

SWO

Stop Work Order

TAB

Total Allocated Budget

TCPI

To Complete Performance Index

TCS

Thermal Control System

TD

Technology Development

TF             

Total Float (total slack)

ToR

Terms of Reference

UB

Undistributed Budget

UFE

Unallocated Future Expenses

UV

Usage Variance

V&V

Verification and Validation

VAC

Variance at Completion

VAR

Variance Analysis Report

WAD

Work Authorization Document

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure

WP

Work Package