Artifacts

Explore our collection of definitions about artifacts below.

• Deliverables

  Deliverables are unique and verifiable products, results, or capabilities required to complete a process, phase, or project. They give objective shape to effort and anchor how teams plan, execute, track, and close...

• Customer Requests

  Customer Requests are formal or informal expressions of a customer's need, preference, expectation, or desired change that may require action from the project team. They enter the project environment through...

• Cost-Reimbursable Contracts

  Cost-reimbursable contracts are a procurement agreement type in which the buyer reimburses the seller for all allowable costs incurred during project work and pays an additional fee representing profit. This structure...

• Cost Baseline

  In project management, a cost baseline is the approved, time-phased project budget that excludes management reserves and serves as the reference point for measuring and controlling cost performance. It represents the...

• Cost Plus Award Fee

  A Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract is a cost-reimbursement contract type in project management where the buyer reimburses the seller for allowable project costs and pays an additional award fee based on a...

• Cost Plus Fixed Fee

  Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) is a cost-reimbursable contract in project management where the buyer reimburses the seller for all allowable project costs incurred in performing the work, plus a fixed fee negotiated...

• Cost Plus Incentive Fee

  Cost Plus Incentive Fee, abbreviated CPIF, is a cost-reimbursable contract type in project procurement management in which the buyer reimburses the seller for allowable costs incurred and pays an incentive fee that...

• Contingency Plans

  A contingency plan is a predefined response strategy that a project team activates when a specific risk event or trigger condition occurs. In project management, contingency plans document the actions, resources,...

• Contracts

  A contract in project management is a legally binding agreement between a buyer and a seller that defines the scope of work, deliverables, schedule, payment terms, and the conditions under which goods or services will...

• Change Requests

  Change requests are formal proposals to modify an approved project plan, baseline, deliverable, or project document. They initiate a structured process of review, impact assessment, and decision making; the request...

• Communications Management Plan

  A Communications Management Plan is a subsidiary plan within the project management plan that defines how project information will be created, distributed, stored, monitored, and archived. It documents communication...

• Change Control Plan

  A Change Control Plan is a formal component of the project management plan that establishes the procedures for requesting, evaluating, approving, and implementing modifications to project baselines, documentation, and...

• Change Log

  A change log is a formal, sequential record of all change requests, their evaluation outcomes, and the actions taken in response to proposed alterations to a project’s approved baselines. It functions as a single...

• Business Case

  A business case is a documented study that establishes the economic feasibility and validity of a proposed project, program, or portfolio component. It serves as the formal justification for investment, comparing...

• Basis of Estimates

  The basis of estimates is the supporting documentation that captures the reasoning, assumptions, data sources, calculations, and confidence levels behind project cost, resource, and duration estimates. It transforms...

• Basic Ordering Agreement

  A Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) is a written instrument that establishes general terms and conditions between a buyer and seller for future orders of supplies or services. It serves as a non-binding framework in...

• Assumption Log

  An assumption log is a project document used to systematically catalog all assumptions and constraints that shape a project’s planning and execution. It acts as a living repository where the project team records...

• Backlog

  A backlog is a prioritized and dynamically managed list of work items that defines the scope of a project, product, or iteration. It serves as the single source of truth for all known requirements, continuously...

• Assignment Matrix

  An assignment matrix is a grid-based project management tool that maps specific tasks and deliverables to responsible individuals or roles, ensuring clear accountability. Often called a Responsibility Assignment...

• Agile Charter

  An Agile Charter is a concise, jointly developed document that defines a project’s purpose, boundaries, and collaborative principles among Agile team members and stakeholders. It serves as a lightweight compass rather...

• Agreements

  In project management, an agreement is a mutually accepted understanding between two or more parties that defines commitments, deliverables, and the framework for executing work. Agreements span a spectrum from...

• Activity List

  The activity list is a foundational project schedule management document that details every schedule activity needed to produce project deliverables. Typically created in the planning phase after WBS decomposition, it...