Acronyms and Abbreviations

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z


A

AAV Assault Amphibious Vehicle

ABL Airborne Laser

AC actual cost

ACWP actual cost of work performed

ALIS Autonomic Logistics Information System

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AOA analysis of alternatives

B

BAC budget at complete

BCWP budgeted cost of work performed

BCWS budgeted cost of work scheduled

C

CAM control account manager

CAPE Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

CARD Cost Analysis Requirements Description

CBB contract budget base

CBO Congressional Budget Office

CER cost estimating relationship

CER compliance evaluation review

CPI cost performance index

CPR contract performance reports

D

DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DOD Department of Defense

DOE Department of Energy

E

EAC estimate-at-complete

EIA Electronic Industries Alliance

ERP enterprise resource planning

EV earned Value

EVM earned value management

F

FFP firm fixed price

G

GR&A ground rules and assumptions

GSA General Services Administration

H

HUD Housing and Urban Development

I

IBR integrated baseline review

ICA independent cost assessment

ICE independent cost estimate

ICEAA International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association

IGCE Independent Government Cost Estimates

IMS integrated master schedule

IS information system

IT information technology

J

JIAC Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex

JSF Joint Strike Fighter

JWST James Webb Space Telescope

L

LCCE life cycle cost estimates

M

MOX Mixed Oxide

MR management reserve

N

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NDIA National Defense Industrial Association

NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration

O

OBS organizational breakdown structure

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OSM objectives, scope, and methodology

P

PMB performance measurement baseline

PMI Project Management Institute

POE program office estimate

PV planned value

PWS performance work statement

R

ROM rough order of magnitude

S

SAR Selected Acquisition Reports

SLOC source lines of code

SLS Space Launch System

SME subject matter expert

SOO statement of objective

SOW statement of work

SPI schedule performance index

T

TCPI to complete performance index

TRA technology readiness assessment

TRL technology readiness level

U

USCG United States Coast Guard

USMC United States Marine Corps

V

VAC variance at completion

W

WBS work breakdown structure