Password Authentication Protocol  -  A simple authentication method used to validate users by transmitting their passwords in plaintext over a network. 

Platform as a Service - A cloud computing model that provides a platform allowing developers to build, deploy, and manage applications without the complexity of maintaining the underlying infrastructure. 

Personal Data  - Data that includes information relating to a person that identifies the person by first name or first initial, and last name, has any of the following personally identifiable information (PII): government-issued identification numbers (e.g., Social Security, driver’s license, state identification card); financial account information, including account number, credit or debit card numbers; or protected health information (PHI). 

Phase Gate - A review at the end of a phase in which a decision is made to continue to the the next phase, to continue with the modification, or to end the project or program.

Printing (for Procurement purposes) - Services including printing, binding, ruling, lithographing, engraving and other similar services. 

Procurement – The buying, purchasing, renting, leasing or otherwise obtaining of commodities or services. 

Protest – A formal, written complaint filed by a vendor regarding specifications or an award

Plan - A proposed means of accomplishing something.

Planned Value - The authorized budget assigned to scheduled work.

Portfolio - Projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives.

Portfolio Management - The centralized management of one or more portfolios to achieve strategic objectives.

Procurement - The essential process of acquiring goods and services that a company or organization needs to function effectively. 

Product - An artifact that is produced, is quantifiable, and can be either be an end item in itself or a component item.

Product Breakdown Structure - A hierarchical structure reflecting a product's components and deliverables.

Product Life Cycle - A series of phases that represent the evolution of a product, from concept through delivery, growth, maturity, and to retirement.

Product Owner - A person responsible for maxing the value of the value of the product and accountable for the end product.

Project - A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product service, or result. 

Project Budget - A specific budget for a particular project. The budget plays a critical role in the project planning process, impacting everything from how many people work on the project to its timeline and what can feasibly accomplished. The budget should estimate the total costs for the project and how much will be spent and on what for each phase of the project.

Project Calendars - Display a project's timeline within an calendar format so that all stakeholders can have a clear view of what needs to be accomplished and by when. 

Project Charter - A document issued by the project initiator or sponsor that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.

Project Governance - The framework, functions, and processes that guide project management activities in order to create a unique product, service, or result to meet organizational, strategic, and operational goals.

Project lead - A person who helps the project team to achieve the project objectives, typically by orchestrating the work of the project.

Project Manager - Oversee the planning, organization, and execution of a project from beginning to end.  Project managers must work within budget constraints to effectively plan and organize projects, while also leading their teams to complete projects within a specified timeframe. 

Project Management Body of Knowledge  - is a standardized collection of guidelines and terms used for project management that are presented in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) published by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Project Management Institute - A professional association for project management that provides globally recognized standards for the field, professional certifications, and online educational courses. 

Project Management Lifecycle - A framework that provides step-by-step organization for a project from beginning to end. the Project lifecycle is usually divided into four stages: initiating, planning, executing, and closing a project. 

Project Management plan - Details the process used to manage a project. The project management plan is used to describe the method used to achieve the goals defined in the Project Plan.

Project Management Office - A group of project-oriented professionals within a larger organization who provide organization-wide project support. PMO are often responsible for project documentation, planning, resourcing, and monitoring.

Project Management Software - Refers to software that is specifically designed to assist in the management and planning of projects. 

Project Objectives - The ultimate goals of the project.  

Project Planning - The second stage of the project management lifecycle in which the concrete steps to complete a project are formulated. During the planning stage, project managers outline timelines, establish budgets, set milestones, conduct Risk Assessments, and assign tasks to team members. 

Project Review - An event at the end of a phase or project to assess the status, evaluate the value delivered, and determine if the project is ready to move to the next phase or transition to operations

Project Scope - Establishes the project's boundaries, objectives, tasks, deadlines, and deliverables. Project managers use a "Scope Statement" to document all such features so that team members can remain focused on the project's over all objectives as they progress through the project.  Project Scope is completed during the planning process of the project management lifecycle.

Project Timeline - A visual representation of a project's tasks and events in chronological order from start to finish. Project Managers use project timelines as it gives all of the team members a full picture of everything that must be completed in a project and by when.

Protected Health Information - individually identifiable health information transmitted by electronic media, maintained in electronic media, or transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium. PHI excludes education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, records described at 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4)(B)(iv) and employment records held by a covered entity in its role as employer. 

Public Jurisdiction - Any government or government agency that uses these terms and conditions. The term is a placeholder for the government or government agency. 

Public Jurisdiction Data - All data created or in any way originating with the public jurisdiction, and all data that is the output of computer processing or other electronic manipulation of any data that was created by or in any way originated with the public jurisdiction, whether such data or output is stored on the public jurisdiction’s hardware, the service provider’s hardware or exists in any system owned, maintained or otherwise controlled by the public jurisdiction or by the service provider. 

Public Jurisdiction Identified Contact - Person or persons designated in writing by the public jurisdiction to receive security incident or breach notification. 

Purchase Order – A term generically utilized to reference the State’s issuance of a document awarding a contract to a vendor. In wvOASIS, purchase orders reference contracts that do not contain renewals. Purchase orders in wvOASIS can be issued as Central Purchase Orders (“CPO”) if solicited through the Purchasing Division or Agency Purchase Orders (“APO”) if issued at the agency delegated level.