| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acceptance criteria | conditions for approval |
| 2. | accuracy | correctness of information |
| 3. | analysis | careful examination of information |
| 4. | anomaly | unexpected deviation from normal |
| 5. | approval | formal agreement to proceed |
| 6. | assumption | accepted belief without proof |
| 7. | attribute | property of an entity |
| 8. | audit | formal review of records |
| 9. | backlog | prioritized list of work |
| 10. | baseline | starting point for comparison |
| 11. | benchmark | standard used for comparison |
| 12. | benefit | positive value gained |
| 13. | bottleneck | point limiting overall flow |
| 14. | capacity | maximum amount possible |
| 15. | causation | one factor producing another |
| 16. | change | alteration to process or system |
| 17. | compliance | following rules or standards |
| 18. | constraint | limiting condition or restriction |
| 19. | control | measure to manage risk |
| 20. | correlation | relationship between variables |
| 21. | cycle time | time to complete one cycle |
| 22. | dashboard | visual display of key metrics |
| 23. | data | facts used for analysis |
| 24. | decision | selected course of action |
| 25. | defect | fault or flaw in output |
| 26. | deliverable | item produced for stakeholders |
| 27. | dependency | task or factor relying on another |
| 28. | diagram | visual representation of relationships |
| 29. | documentation | recorded project information |
| 30. | effectiveness | degree of goal achievement |
| 31. | efficiency | output achieved with minimal waste |
| 32. | entity | distinct thing in a system |
| 33. | facilitation | guiding group discussion effectively |
| 34. | feasibility | practical possibility of success |
| 35. | feature | distinct product capability |
| 36. | field | single data element |
| 37. | finding | discovered fact or result |
| 38. | forecast | prediction based on current data |
| 39. | functionality | what a system can do |
| 40. | gap | difference between current and desired |
| 41. | governance | oversight and decision framework |
| 42. | impact | effect of a change |
| 43. | implementation | putting a solution into effect |
| 44. | initiative | planned effort for change |
| 45. | insight | useful understanding from analysis |
| 46. | integration | linking systems or processes |
| 47. | issue | current problem needing attention |
| 48. | journey | user experience over stages |
| 49. | KPI | key performance indicator |
| 50. | lead time | total time from start to finish |
| 51. | metric | measure of performance or value |
| 52. | milestone | significant point in a schedule |
| 53. | model | simplified representation of reality |
| 54. | negotiation | reaching agreement through discussion |
| 55. | objective | desired business result |
| 56. | opportunity | favorable chance for improvement |
| 57. | optimization | making something work better |
| 58. | outcome | result produced by actions |
| 59. | outlier | value far from others |
| 60. | performance | how well something works |
| 61. | policy | guiding organizational rule |
| 62. | portfolio | collection of initiatives or investments |
| 63. | priority | relative importance or urgency |
| 64. | problem | business difficulty to solve |
| 65. | procedure | defined way to perform work |
| 66. | process | series of business activities |
| 67. | project | temporary effort with goals |
| 68. | quality | degree of excellence or fitness |
| 69. | query | request for specific data |
| 70. | recommendation | suggested course of action |
| 71. | record | stored set of related data |
| 72. | report | organized presentation of findings |
| 73. | requirement | a needed business condition or feature |
| 74. | risk | possible problem or loss |
| 75. | roadmap | high-level plan over time |
| 76. | root cause | underlying source of a problem |
| 77. | scenario | possible situation or sequence |
| 78. | schema | structure of stored data |
| 79. | scope | project boundaries and included work |
| 80. | segmentation | dividing into meaningful groups |
| 81. | solution | answer to a business need |
| 82. | specification | detailed description of requirements |
| 83. | stakeholder | person affected by project outcomes |
| 84. | standard | agreed level or rule |
| 85. | target | specific goal to reach |
| 86. | testing | evaluating whether something works |
| 87. | throughput | amount processed over time |
| 88. | timeline | schedule of events over time |
| 89. | traceability | linking items across lifecycle |
| 90. | trade-off | balance between competing choices |
| 91. | trend | general direction of change |
| 92. | use case | user interaction scenario |
| 93. | user story | short statement of user need |
| 94. | validation | checking against business needs |
| 95. | value | worth to the business |
| 96. | variance | difference from plan or target |
| 97. | vendor | external supplier |
| 98. | verification | checking against specifications |
| 99. | visualization | graphical display of data |
| 100. | workflow | sequence of tasks in work |