"The original approved plan for work such as a project. Usually used with a modifier, e.g., cost baseline, schedule baseline, performance measurement baseline." (Margaret Y Chu, "Blissful Data ", 2004)
"An approved plan for a project, plus or minus approved changes. It is compared to actual performance to determine if performance is within acceptable variance thresholds. Generally refers to the current baseline, but may refer to the original or some other baseline. Usually used with a modifier (e.g., cost performance baseline, schedule baseline, performance measurement baseline, technical baseline)." (Project Management Institute, "Practice Standard for Project Estimating", 2010)
"The approved version of a work product that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison." (For Dummies, "PMP Certification All-in-One For Dummies" 2nd Ed., 2013)
"The original approved plan for a project, including approved changes. It usually includes baseline budget and baseline schedule. It is used as a benchmark for comparison with actual performance. See Project Control." (Peter Oakander et al, "CPM Scheduling for Construction: Best Practices and Guidelines", 2014)
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