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Forecasting

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Estimate or prediction of conditions and events in the project's future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. The information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance, and includes information that could impact the project in the future, such as estimate at completion and estimate to complete.

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Wordset Dictionary

a statement made about the future

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
prediction
plural
Forecastings
possessive
Forecasting's
pluralpossessive
Forecastings'