The seating and table arrangement where tables are set behind each other with aisles in between the rows. All seats face the front.

Knowledge that is comprised of verifiable and measurable facts that hav ebeen acquired by the application of a scientific method.

An approach to collecting facts that does not rely on intuition and guess work.

The testing of a hypothesis or theory that is objective and in a controlled environment.

A fact that has been acquired through the scientific method. Testing is rigorous and independent, needs peer review and subsequent publication, needs a measurement of potential or actual error and must gain

An independent and verified description of a link between a cause and an effect. It wil be deduced from observations and experiments and is considered to be applicable universally.

A school of mangement from the early 20th century concerned with the efficiency of workers.

A method that is used in interpreting and gathering market information that involves analytical testing and statistics.

A step-by-step approach to solving problems. Identify and define the problem, accumulate data, formulate a hypothesis, conduct experiments to prove hypothesis, interpret results in an objective manner and repeat.

A way that has been devised to write down very small numbers and very large numbers.

The application of the scientific method to investigate any relationships amongst natural phenomena or to solve a technical or medical problem.

See scope of work. All of the jobs required in order to complete a project, from the contract, employment and finishing the job.

An engineering, quantity, support or schedule change that has been directed by the customer. A modification to a project.

Power that has been given to an agent to carry out his instructions.

Issues that are included in a collective bargaining situation. Classified as mandatory, permissive or prohibited.

The work that is to be carried out under a contract to complete a project, broken into deadlines and specific tasks.

a defence manouver during a take over bid where the business is made to look unprofitable and not worth being taken over.

The deliberate distortion or encoding of a signal to make it unreadable by unauthorized persons.

Waste products that have little value that only comes from its basic content of material through recycling avenues.

A percentage of failed materials that cannot be restored or repaired and is discarded.