project management glossary

work load

 The amount of work units assigned to a resource over a period of time.

work management

 Techniques applied to the organization and conduct of work for purposes of maintaining efficiency or effecting improvement.

work measurement

 The use of labor-time standards to measure and control the time required to perform a particular task or group of tasks.

work package (wp)

 A generic term for a unit within a work breakdown structure (WBS) at the lowest level of its branch, not necessarily at the lowest level of the whole WBS. It may be used to refer to a unit of work performed within the organization, while 'Commitment Package' may be used for work contracted or purchased outside the organization.

 An accountable item of work.

work package budgets

 Resources which are formally assigned by the contractor to accomplish a work package, expressed in dollars, hours, standards or other definitive units.