Baseline
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Definition
The approved version of a work product, changed only through formal change control procedures, used as a basis for comparison to actual results. Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR).
Baseline in plain English
Think of building a house from a nested checklist: rooms break into walls, walls into tasks, and every child line has to add up to the parent — miss a line and something never gets built, add a random deck and you've snuck in unpaid work. Baseline is how PMP keeps that checklist honest. Hold onto this precise job description: The approved version of a work product, changed only through formal change control procedures, used as a basis for comparison to actual results. Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR). On a stem, name whether Baseline is about timing, ownership, measurement, or delivery style — then eliminate the answer that borrows a cousin concept from the wrong phase.
Practice Baseline
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