Expanding on the ideas put forward in Lesson 3 (Project Artifacts), it is necessary to clarify the notion of deliverable/product/solution and task/activity (remember in project management task and activity are used interchangeably as is the case with deliverable, product and solution ).Per definition a deliverable is referred to as something that has been produced. Thus, for planning purposes a deliverable is often stated in the past tense and is the practical (tangible) manifestation of what would be produced.
An important characteristic of a deliverable is that it does not consume time, and resources for the purposes of project planning, budgeting etc
Tasks in the other hand refer to the work that will be done to produce a deliverable. For planning purposes tasks usually have a verb in the sentence and consume time and resources. Here are some examples of deliverable and tasks:
- Deliverable: Building plans approved
- Task: Digging the foundations (of a house)
- Task: Laying bricks
- Deliverable: Pavement completed for inspection
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