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Glossary of Terms
Plain-language definitions of the words you will meet in TaameerPro, with links to the pages that explain them in full.
Use this when: You come across a term you are not sure about and want a quick, jargon-free explanation before reading further.
Construction and finance bring their own vocabulary. This page keeps short, everyday definitions in one place so nobody has to guess what a word means. Where a term has its own guide, follow the link to learn more.
Projects and Field Work
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Stage | A phase of a project, such as foundation or finishing. Progress, costs, and documents attach to stages. See Projects, Stages, and Schedules. |
| Baseline | The agreed schedule you save as a reference, so you can measure whether you are ahead or behind. See Scheduling. |
| Critical path | The chain of stages where any delay delays the whole project — the part of the plan to watch most closely. |
| DPR (Daily Progress Report) | The daily record of what happened on site: weather, work done, manpower, materials, and issues. See Daily Progress Reports. |
| Inspection / quality checklist | A quality check against a template; critical failures can block a stage from completing. See Site Inspections. |
Quality, Safety, and Closeout
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Punch list / snag list | The register of defects to fix before (or after) handover, each closed with photo evidence and sign-off. See Punch List. |
| RFI (Request for Information) | A numbered question — usually about drawings or specs — with a due date and a recorded answer. See RFIs. |
| Submittal | A shop drawing, sample, or method statement sent for formal approval before the work proceeds. See Submittals and Transmittals. |
| Ball-in-court | Who the next action on a submittal sits with — contractor, consultant, or client. |
| Transmittal | A formal, dated cover record of exactly which documents (and versions) you issued to whom. |
| Toolbox talk | A short, recorded safety briefing with a topic and attendee list. See Safety on Site. |
| Corrective action | A tracked fix arising from an inspection or safety incident, with an owner and due date; incidents cannot close until theirs are done. |
| DLP (Defect Liability Period) | The period after handover during which you must fix defects the client reports. See Closeout and Handover. |
Procurement and Inventory
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Purchase order (PO) | A formal order to a vendor for materials, which moves through approval before being placed. See Purchase Orders and Deliveries. |
| Delivery verification | Confirming received goods match the order; verifying adds the items to stock and records the cost. |
| Requisition | A site request for materials from stock, which is approved and then issued. See Material Requisitions and Issues. |
| Inventory ledger | The running record of every stock movement in and out, from which current balances are calculated. See Inventory Management. |
| Vendor rate | The agreed price a vendor charges for a material. Vendors can suggest new ones via Rate Proposals. |
| Estimate | A forecast of the materials and cost a project needs. See Material Estimation. |
Workforce
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Assignment | A link placing a person on a project or stage, with a role and daily rate. See Assigning People to Projects. |
| Attendance | The daily record of who was present, used to calculate wages. See Attendance and Payroll. |
| Agreement | A contract with a contractor, broken into milestones that are paid as work is completed. See Contractor Agreements. |
| Milestone | A defined chunk of contracted work with a payment attached, released once it is completed and verified. |
Finance
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Payment | Money going out, which may need approval before it can be marked paid. See Payments and Budgets. |
| Cost log / cost tracking | A record of money spent against a project, used to compare actual spend with budget. |
| Budget alert | An automatic warning when a project's spend nears or passes its budget threshold. |
| IPC (Interim Payment Certificate) | A certificate billing a client for the share of work completed so far. See Client Billing and IPCs. |
| Schedule of values | The breakdown of a contract into priced items, used as the basis for IPCs. |
| Retention | A small percentage of each client bill held back until the project is satisfactorily complete. |
Access and Governance
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Role | A bundle of permissions that decides what a person can see and do. See Roles and Access Basics. |
| Permission | A single allowed action, such as “approve payments” or “manage users.” |
| Portal | A separate, limited view for an outside party — clients and vendors each get their own. See Client Portal. |
| Activity log | The history of who did what and when, kept for accountability. See Notifications and Activity Logs. |
| Two-step login | A second check after your password, using a one-time code, to keep accounts secure. |