| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | action item | Assigned follow-up task |
| 2. | agenda | List of meeting topics |
| 3. | agile | Iterative flexible project approach |
| 4. | allocation | Assignment of resources |
| 5. | analyst | Person studying needs and data |
| 6. | approval | Formal agreement to proceed |
| 7. | assumption | Accepted belief without proof |
| 8. | availability | When a resource is free |
| 9. | backlog | Pending work not yet done |
| 10. | bandwidth | Available time or capacity |
| 11. | baseline | Approved reference plan |
| 12. | blocker | Obstacle stopping progress |
| 13. | bottleneck | Point causing delay |
| 14. | budget | Planned spending for the project |
| 15. | capacity | Amount of work possible |
| 16. | change | Modification to scope or plan |
| 17. | client | Paying customer or organization |
| 18. | closure | Formal end of the project |
| 19. | constraint | Limitation affecting the project |
| 20. | contingency | Reserved backup for uncertainty |
| 21. | coordinator | Person organizing activities and communication |
| 22. | critical path | Longest path determining finish |
| 23. | dashboard | Visual summary of key data |
| 24. | deadline | Latest acceptable completion date |
| 25. | defect | Fault needing correction |
| 26. | deliverable | Expected output or result |
| 27. | dependency | Task relying on another task |
| 28. | developer | Person who builds software |
| 29. | documentation | Written project information |
| 30. | duration | Length of time needed |
| 31. | effort | Work required to complete |
| 32. | escalation | Raising a problem upward |
| 33. | estimate | Approximate cost or duration |
| 34. | feedback | Responses used for improvement |
| 35. | forecast | Predicted future result |
| 36. | governance | Decision and oversight structure |
| 37. | handover | Transfer of responsibility or work |
| 38. | impact | Effect of an event |
| 39. | intake | Process for receiving requests |
| 40. | invoice | Bill requesting payment |
| 41. | issue | Current problem needing attention |
| 42. | iteration | Repeated development cycle |
| 43. | kanban | Visual workflow management method |
| 44. | kickoff | Initial project start meeting |
| 45. | KPI | Key performance indicator |
| 46. | lag | Delay between linked tasks |
| 47. | launch | Official start of use |
| 48. | lead time | Time from request to delivery |
| 49. | log | Recorded list of events |
| 50. | manager | Person directing work and people |
| 51. | meeting | Planned discussion with participants |
| 52. | metric | Measured performance value |
| 53. | migration | Moving data or systems |
| 54. | milestone | Significant point in the timeline |
| 55. | minutes | Written record of a meeting |
| 56. | mitigation | Action reducing risk impact |
| 57. | objective | Desired project outcome |
| 58. | onboarding | Bringing someone into the project |
| 59. | overrun | Excess beyond budget or time |
| 60. | phase | Major stage of the project |
| 61. | plan | Detailed approach for work |
| 62. | priority | Relative importance of work |
| 63. | probability | Measured chance of occurrence |
| 64. | procurement | Process of buying goods or services |
| 65. | purchase order | Document authorizing a purchase |
| 66. | quality | Degree of excellence or fitness |
| 67. | quote | Offered price for work |
| 68. | register | Logged list of tracked items |
| 69. | report | Structured update or analysis |
| 70. | requirement | Needed feature or condition |
| 71. | resource | People, tools, or materials needed |
| 72. | retrospective | Review of what to improve |
| 73. | risk | Possible problem affecting objectives |
| 74. | roadmap | High-level future plan |
| 75. | rollout | Planned release to users |
| 76. | schedule | Timeline of tasks and milestones |
| 77. | scope | Project boundaries and included work |
| 78. | scrum | Agile framework for teamwork |
| 79. | sign-off | Official acceptance of completion |
| 80. | sprint | Short fixed work period |
| 81. | stakeholder | Person affected by the project |
| 82. | stand-up | Brief daily team meeting |
| 83. | status | Current condition or progress |
| 84. | task | Specific piece of project work |
| 85. | team | Group doing the project work |
| 86. | template | Reusable document format |
| 87. | tester | Person who checks quality |
| 88. | timeline | Ordered sequence of project dates |
| 89. | timesheet | Record of time worked |
| 90. | training | Teaching needed skills or knowledge |
| 91. | triage | Prioritizing incoming issues or work |
| 92. | update | Latest information on progress |
| 93. | user | Person who uses the product |
| 94. | variance | Difference from the plan |
| 95. | velocity | Work completed per sprint |
| 96. | vendor | External supplier or provider |
| 97. | version | Specific release or revision |
| 98. | waterfall | Sequential phase-based approach |
| 99. | workflow | Sequence of work steps |
| 100. | workload | Amount of assigned work |