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Objective

Something toward which work is to be directed, a strategic position to be attained, a purpose to be achieved, a result to be obtained, a product to be produced, or a service to be performed.

هدف، هدف کوتاه مدت: چیزی که قرار است کار به سمت آن هدایت شود، موقعیتی استراتژیک که باید به آن دست یافت، دلیلی/هدفی که باید به آن دست یافت، نتیجه‌ای که باید به دست آید، محصولی که باید تولید شود، یا خدماتی که باید انجام شود.

Objectives

The outcomes developed from the strategic goals of an organization that are specific, measurable, and time bound.

Objectivity

Listening to and encouraging the presentation of multiple perspectives on a given issue, weighing the merits of each perspective dispassionately and without bias, and avoiding taking sides prematurely.

OBS

Organizational Breakdown Structure

Observation

An elicitation technique that provides a direct way of obtaining information about how a process is performed or a product is used by viewing individuals in their own environment performing their jobs or tasks and carrying out processes.

Obtain Solution Acceptance for Release

The process of facilitating a decision on whether to release a partial or full solution into production and eventually to an operational team, as well as transitioning knowledge and existing information about the product, its risks, known issues, and any workarounds that may have arisen in response to those issues.

OD/CM

organizational development/change management

Onion Diagram

A technique that can be used to model relationships between different aspects of a subject. In business analysis, an onion diagram can be created to depict the relationships existing between stakeholders and the solution.

OPA

organizational process asset

OPAs

organizational process assets

Open End

An activity with no predecessor, successor, or both.

Operational Feasibility

The extent to which a proposed solution meets operational needs and requirements related to a specific situation. It also includes factors such as sustainability, maintainability, supportability, and reliability.

Operations

The business function responsible for planning, coordinating, resourcing, and controlling the repeatable, usually cyclical, day-to-day activities of an organization.

Opportunity

A risk that would have a positive effect on one or more project objectives.

فرصت: ریسکی که بر یک یا چند هدف پروژه اثر مثبت خواهد داشت.

Opportunity Analysis

A study of the major facets of a potential opportunity to determine the viability of successfully launching a new solution.

Optimistic Duration

An estimate of the shortest activity duration that takes into account all of the known variables that could affect performance. See also most likely duration and pessimistic duration.

Organization

A group of persons organized for some purpose or to perform some type of work within an enterprise.

Organizational baseline elements

Foundational components that influence PMO design and operation, including organizational strategy, structure, culture, and industry-specific profile

Organizational Bias

The preferences of an organization on a set of scales characterized by the following core values: exploration versus execution, speed versus stability, quantity versus quality, and flexibility versus predictability.

Organizational breakdown Structure (OBS)

A hierarchical representation of the project organization that illustrates the relationship between project activities and the organizational units that will perform those activities.

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