project management glossary

s curve

 A display of cumulative costs, labor hours or other quantities plotted against time.

 A plot of cumulative progress against time, which, in practice, typically follows the shape of the letter "S".

 The curve of cumulative project cost plotted against time.

s curve tracking

 A graphical display of the accumulated costs, labor hours or quantities, plotted against time for both actual and budgeted amounts to show actual progress versus planned.

sa-cmm

 Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model, a framework against which acquirers of software can measure their corporate competence. It is in contrast to the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) which is a corresponding framework for software developers. Both frameworks consist of five progressive maturity levels.

safety

 The condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss. Protection against failure, breakage, or accident.