Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"Deliverables"

"Deliverables" means the specific outputs, documents, or results that must be completed and handed over as part of a project.

Say this instead: what's due

How "Deliverables" shows up at work

Project managers use it to sound precise when "what you need to finish" would work just as well. The plural form somehow makes a task list sound more contractual.

Buzzword

Let's align on deliverables before the kickoff meeting next week.

Plain English

Let's agree on what's due before the kickoff meeting next week.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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