deliverable
- noun
- /dɪˈlɪvərəbəl/
- Jargon
- The following major deliverables were required in all treatment conditions.
- project deliverables
- course deliverables
- major deliverable
There's a project, there's a deliverable, there's client expectations, there's my boss.
- There's a project, there's a deliverable, there's client expectations, there's my boss.
- So a what I'll deliver, but also clear deliverables in terms of like time, like when.
- I'm have my fingers in every single part of that but and making sure that the deliverables get done.
- Projects have a start date and end date deliverables and an outcome.
- Decisions, processes, team actions, deliverables, code.
- Documentation is essential, making precise notes on absences, times people come in and leave, workplace performance deliverables.
Examples
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The first deliverable, due in week five, is a presentation on how the team organized and the team's business idea.
Academic text (2017) -
Through joint discussion with the client, project deliverables and team activities are identified.
Academic text (1993) -
Post your team's progress on all deliverables to the course website.
Academic text (2005) -
The major deliverable is a professionally bound written report containing the following elements: cover page; table of contents.
Academic text (2001) -
Each team will be responsible for completing a specific set of deliverables for the project.
Academic text (2005) -
Project requirements can then be tracked throughout the project and tied to the deliverables that meet the requirements.
Academic text (2011) -
During the planning phase, the project team identifies the deliverables the team expects to provide to the client upon project completion.
Academic text (2001) -
Deliverables for Phase I are the bench-top experiment itself and data showing the system's performance.
Academic text (2009) -
Your grade on the project will be determined by the quality of the deliverables and by your classmates' evaluations of your performance.
Academic text (2005) -
Each team will be responsible for completing a specific set of deliverables for the project.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
deliverable = deliverable (semi-transparent) = deliver + able
The noun is a converted use of the adjective 'deliverable'; the project-management sense is a specialized extension of the adjective's meaning.
Etymology
Deliverable as a noun comes from the verb deliver and the ending -able meaning 'able to be', with an old link to liber ('free'). So a deliverable is a thing you can 'hand over' to a client or team in a project.