The project management industry is teeming with abbreviations. In the railroad industry, for example, completely different terms are used than in the pharmaceutical industry. The following overview attempts to bring some light into the darkness without claiming to be exhaustive.

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Letter Abbreviation German term English term
1 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A A&E Architecture and engineering firm (general planner)
2 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AA Start-to-start link
3 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AC Actual cost
4 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed
5 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AE Start-end link
6 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AEG General Railway Act
7 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AFC Approved for Construction
8 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AFD Approved for Design
9 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AG Client
10 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AG Working group
11 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AHO Committee of Engineers and Architects for the Fee Structure
12 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A ALV Plant manager:r
13 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 Ä ÄM Change management
14 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A ON Contractor
15 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AP Implementation planning
16 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A ARGE Working group
17 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A ASL Approved supplier lists
18 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A AST Task
19 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 A ATWS Automatic warning system
20 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BAC Budget at Completion
21 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BAFO Best and final offer
22 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BAST Operational tasks
23 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BC Business Case
24 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
25 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
26 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BE Construction site equipment
27 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BEST Operational interlocking simulation
28 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BetrA Operating and construction instructions
29 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BifH Construction approval in financial terms
30 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BImSchG Federal Immission Control Act
31 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BMA Fire alarm system
32 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BNETZA Federal Network Agency
33 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BoE Base of Estimate
34 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BOM Bill of materials
35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BoVEK Soil utilization and disposal concept
36 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BSC Balanced Score Card
37 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BÜB Rail construction supervisor
38 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BUV Requirements plan implementation agreement
39 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 B BVB Authorized to submit building documents
40 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C C&Q Commissioning and Qualification
41 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CA Control Account
42 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CAP Control Account Plan
43 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CAPEX Capital expenditure (investment project)
44 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CBS Cost Breakdown Structure
45 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CCB Change Control Board
46 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CCM Contract and Claims Management
47 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CEF Continuous Ecological Functionality (-Measures)
48 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CFR Cost And Freight
49 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CIF Cost Insurance Freight
50 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 hallo@arnebrockmann.com 19.01.2024 16:35 C CIP Carriage Insurance Paid
Letter Abbreviation German term English term