project management glossary

macro environment

 Consideration, inter-relationship and action of outside changes such as legal, social, economic, political or technological which may directly or indirectly influence specific project actions.

macro environment variables

 Influences of the larger environment, i.e. outside of, and perhaps well beyond, the immediate purview of the project.

main process

 The overall process of the project work.

maintainability

 A characteristic of design and installation which inherently provides for an item to be retained in, or restored to a specified condition within a given period of time, when the maintenance is performed in accordance with prescribed procedures and resources.

 The ability of an item to be retained in or restored to specific conditions when maintenance is performed by personnel having specific skill levels, using prescribed procedures and resources, at each prescribed level of maintenance and repair.