project management glossary

data bank

 See Corporate Memory.

data collection

 The gathering and recording of facts, changes and forecasts for reporting and future planning.

data date (dd)

 The calendar date that separates actual (historical) data from scheduled data.

data entry clerk

 Job category identifying personnel responsible for entering data into the computer via terminal or key to disc devices in a predefined manner as part of a processing operation.

data item description (did)

 The content outline of a required document. See also Documentation Requirements Description.

data refinements

 Rework or redefinition of logic or data that may have previously been developed in the planning subfunction as required to properly input milestones, restraints, priorities and resources.