Foundations
A temporary effort with defined outcomes and deliverables
What is a project?
Different teams working on tasks without awareness of each other’s progress
What is siloed work?
A cloud-based platform for managing structured work
What is Smartsheet?
The framework that breaks a project into defined tasks and deliverables
What is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
A system where reporting is built continuously instead of at the end
What is continuous reporting?
Defining scope, identifying deliverables, managing risks, supporting communication
What is project management?
The place where most project information ends up when there’s no system
What is email?
A collection of sheets, reports, and dashboards for a project
What is a workspace?
A centralized place to store project documents
What is the document repository?
A tracker used to monitor subcontractor invoices and payments
What is the invoice tracker?
Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing
What are the five phases of the project lifecycle?
Teams working in different locations with limited coordination
What are geographically separated teams?
The ability to tailor sheets, forms, and workflows to a project
What is customization?
A method for collecting structured updates from users
What are forms?
A visual display of task progress, budget, and active work
What is the dashboard?
The solution used to replace fragmented emails, files, and disconnected tracking systems
What is project management software?