Glossary
Key terms and concepts in delivery intelligence, project management, and business transformation.
Agile
An iterative approach to project delivery that emphasises flexibility, collaboration, and rapid feedback. Agile methodologies (such as Scrum and Kanban) deliver work in short cycles, enabling teams to adapt to changing requirements and deliver value incrementally.
Benchmarking
The practice of comparing performance metrics against industry standards, best practices, or peer organisations. Benchmarking helps identify gaps, set realistic targets, and prioritise improvement efforts based on objective evidence.
Best Practice
Proven methods, techniques, or approaches that have consistently shown superior results. In delivery management, best practices encompass governance frameworks, risk management processes, stakeholder engagement, and methodology application that correlate with successful outcomes.
Business Outcome
The measurable result or benefit that an initiative is designed to achieve. Business outcomes focus on the "why" behind a project—the value delivered to the organisation—rather than just the outputs or deliverables produced.
Change Management
The structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organisations from a current state to a desired future state. Effective change management addresses the people side of change, ensuring adoption and sustainability of new ways of working.
Delivery Assurance
The practice of providing independent confidence that projects, programmes, and portfolios will deliver their intended outcomes. Delivery assurance spans all levels of an organisation's change portfolio, from individual project health checks to enterprise-wide portfolio assessments, ensuring delivery capability matches strategic ambition.
Delivery Intelligence
Actionable insight that helps organisations understand and improve their ability to achieve intended business outcomes. Unlike traditional status reporting that focuses on activity and milestones, Delivery Intelligence focuses on outcomes—providing leaders with the clarity and confidence to make better decisions, faster.
Executive Insight Brief
A concise, board-ready summary that distils complex project information into key metrics, findings, and recommendations for senior leaders. Revue-ai's Executive Insight Brief is typically 3-5 pages and designed for time-poor executives who need clarity without detail overload.
Gateway Review
A structured review conducted at key decision points (gates) in a project or programme lifecycle. Gateway reviews assess readiness to proceed to the next phase by evaluating deliverables, risks, resources, and stakeholder alignment. They are widely used in government and regulated industries as a formal assurance mechanism.
Governance
The framework of policies, processes, and decision-making structures that guide how projects and programmes are initiated, executed, and controlled. Effective governance ensures accountability, manages risk, and aligns delivery with strategic objectives.
Independent Project Review
An objective evaluation of a project conducted by reviewers who are not part of the project team. Independent reviews provide unbiased assessment of project health, governance effectiveness, risk exposure, and delivery confidence. They are valued for their impartiality and ability to surface issues that internal teams may overlook or understate.
Methodology
A structured framework of principles, practices, and processes used to manage and deliver projects. Common methodologies include Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, and hybrid approaches. The choice of methodology should align with project characteristics, organisational culture, and desired outcomes.
PMO (Project Management Office)
A centralised function that provides governance, standards, and oversight for project and programme delivery across an organisation. PMOs typically define methodologies, maintain templates, track portfolio performance, and support project managers with expertise and resources.
Portfolio Assurance
The oversight and assessment of an organisation's entire portfolio of projects and programmes to ensure strategic alignment, balanced risk, and optimal resource allocation. Portfolio assurance provides senior leaders with confidence that the right initiatives are being prioritised and that collective delivery is on track to achieve organisational objectives.
Portfolio Management
The coordinated management of multiple projects and programmes to achieve strategic business objectives. Portfolio management involves prioritising initiatives, allocating resources, balancing risk, and ensuring alignment with organisational strategy.
Programme Assurance
The systematic process of providing confidence to stakeholders that a programme will achieve its intended outcomes. Programme assurance involves independent assessment of programme governance, risk management, benefits realisation, and delivery capability across multiple related projects. It ensures the programme remains aligned with strategic objectives and that interdependencies are effectively managed.
Project Assurance
An impartial assessment of a project's health, governance, and likelihood of achieving its objectives. Project assurance provides independent scrutiny of project controls, delivery approach, risk management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure the project is being managed effectively and will deliver its intended benefits.
Project Health Check
An evaluation of a project's current status and trajectory, typically assessing governance, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and delivery capability. A health check identifies issues early, enabling corrective action before problems escalate.
Project Review
A comprehensive, independent assessment of a project's health, governance strength, delivery risks, and likelihood of achieving its intended business outcomes. Revue-ai Project Reviews combine AI-powered analysis with best practice frameworks to deliver consulting-grade insights in hours rather than weeks.
RAG Status
A visual indicator using Red, Amber, and Green colours to communicate project health at a glance. Red indicates critical issues requiring immediate attention, Amber signals concerns that need monitoring, and Green shows the project is on track. Effective RAG reporting requires consistent criteria and evidence-based assessment.
Risk Traffic Lights
A visual representation of risk severity across different project dimensions, using colour coding to highlight areas requiring attention. Risk traffic lights help leaders quickly identify where to focus their attention and resources.
Specialist-Enhanced AI
Artificial intelligence that has been trained, configured, or augmented with domain expertise to deliver more accurate, contextually relevant results. Revue-ai's specialist-enhanced AI combines large language models with delivery management expertise to provide consulting-grade analysis.
Stakeholder Alignment
The degree to which key stakeholders share a common understanding of objectives, approach, and priorities. Misalignment among stakeholders is a leading cause of project failure, making regular assessment and active management of alignment essential.
Steering Committee
A senior leadership group responsible for providing strategic direction, making key decisions, and ensuring a project or programme remains aligned with business objectives. Steering committees typically meet at regular intervals to review progress, address escalations, and approve major changes.
Success Probability
A data-driven assessment of the likelihood that a project or programme will achieve its intended business outcomes. Revue-ai calculates Success Probability by analysing multiple factors including governance maturity, risk profile, stakeholder alignment, and delivery capability.
Transformation Programme
A coordinated set of projects and initiatives designed to achieve significant, strategic change across an organisation. Transformation programmes typically span multiple business areas and require sustained leadership attention, change management, and benefits realisation over extended timeframes.
Waterfall
A sequential, linear approach to project delivery where each phase must be completed before the next begins. Waterfall is characterised by detailed upfront planning, formal stage gates, and comprehensive documentation. It works well for projects with stable, well-defined requirements.