Common SPMO Acronyms and Abbreviations

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BPR	Business Process Reengineering
BROC	Business Requirements Oversight Committee
BSA	Business Systems Analyst
CCB	Change Control Board
CER	Capital Expense Request
CEW	Cost Estimate Worksheet
CMP	Change Management Process
CMT	Change Management Team
COL	Closeout Letter
COTS	Commercial Off-the-Shelf
CPD	Content Pipeline Document
CPI	Continuous Process Improvement
CRF	Change Request Form
CSCI	Computer Software Configuration Item
CTR	Core Team Roster
DAD	Data Analysis Document
DBA	Database Administrator
DCP	Database Conversion Plan
DDD	Data Development Document
DDP	Data Development Plan
DDisP	Data Distribution Plan
DRA	Data Risk Analysis
EIP	Equipment Installation Plan
EVA	Economic Value Added
FRD	Framework Rules Document
FSD	Functional Specification Document
GPRA	Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HFP	Human Factors Plan
HFR	Human Factors Report
HLMP	Hardware Life Cycle Management Plan
HLSD	High-Level Solutions Document
HSAL	Hardware Signoff Acceptance Letter
HSTL	Hardware Software Transition Letter
IQA	Internal Quality Audit
IRF	Incident Report Form
IRS	Interface Requirements Specification
IT	Information Technology
ITMRA	Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996
ITP	Integration Test Plan
LPA	Lease-Purchase Analysis
MAL	Master Archive List
MIS	Management Information Systems
MRS	Marketing Rollout Schedule
NTD	Near-Term Deliverable
OMG	Operations and Maintenance Guide
OTP	Optimization Tradeoff Plan
PASL	Project Assurance Signoff Letter
PAT	Product Assurance Test
PCA	Project Continuation Approval
PCL	Project Cancellation Letter
PDD	Project Definition Document
PFRD	Project Framework Rules Document
PIF	Project Initiation Form
PMD	Postmortem Documentation
POS	Project Objective Statement
PPDG	Project Planning and Documentation Guide
PRS	Performance Requirements Specification
PSUF	Project Status Update Form
PTL	Project Transition Letter
QAP	Quality Assurance Plan
QAT	Quality Action Team
RAM	Risk Assessment Matrix
RFI	Request for Information
RFP	Request for Proposal
ROI	Return on Investment
RMM	Risk Management Matrix
RTM	Requirements Traceability Matrix
SAS	Security Access Sheet
SDLC	Software Development Life Cycle
SDP	Software Development Plan
SEI	Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University
SEP	Systems Engineering Process
SFL	Sponsor Formalization Letter
SIM	Software Installation Manual
SIR	System Infrastructure Requirements
SIS	System Interface Specification
SLA	Service Level Agreement
SME	Subject-Matter Expert
SPMO	Software Program Management Office
SRS	Software Requirements Specification
STP	Software Test Plan
SUM	Software User Manual
TA	Technology Analysis
TAD	Technical Analysis Document
TCN	Target Completion Notice
TM	Training Manual
TPC	Test Plan Checklist
TRA	Technical Risk Analysis
UAT	User Acceptance Test
UI	User Interface
URD	User Requirements Document
WBSD	Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary

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