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:Literally, [[product]] is anything that is produced. This term, [[product]], has a wide range of applications: | :Literally, [[product]] is anything that is produced. This term, [[product]], has a wide range of applications: | ||
:*In [[business]] and [[marketing]], [[product]] usually refers to [[marketable|marketable product]] (or, simply, the '''[[marketable]]''') that is produced by either an industrial process or farming to be sold and re-sold as a commodity. | :*In [[business]] and [[marketing]], [[product]] usually refers to [[marketable|marketable product]] (or, simply, the '''[[marketable]]''') that is produced by either an industrial process or farming to be sold and re-sold as a commodity. | ||
| − | :*In [[business analysis]], [[product]] may refer to | + | :*In [[business analysis]], [[product]] may refer to a ''work product'' that either [[business analyst]]s produce or the [[customer]] seeks to obtain as a [[result]] of their work. |
:*In [[effort administration]], [[engineering]], and [[project management]], [[product]] usually refers to ''work product'', so does this word, [[product]], in the [[product backlog]] and [[product backlog item]] ([[product backlog item|PBI]]) terms. | :*In [[effort administration]], [[engineering]], and [[project management]], [[product]] usually refers to ''work product'', so does this word, [[product]], in the [[product backlog]] and [[product backlog item]] ([[product backlog item|PBI]]) terms. | ||
:*In [[mathematics]], [[product]] is the result from the multiplication together of numbers or expressions. | :*In [[mathematics]], [[product]] is the result from the multiplication together of numbers or expressions. | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 9 July 2020
A work product (or, simply, product) is a result of any process that has been initiated, designed, and/or performed by one or more human beings.
Trivia
Definitions
According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),
- Product (business analysis). A solution or component of a solution that is the result of an initiative.
- Work product (business analysis). A document or collection of notes or diagrams used by the business analyst during the requirements development process.
According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),
Product vs work product
- Literally, product is anything that is produced. This term, product, has a wide range of applications:
- In business and marketing, product usually refers to marketable product (or, simply, the marketable) that is produced by either an industrial process or farming to be sold and re-sold as a commodity.
- In business analysis, product may refer to a work product that either business analysts produce or the customer seeks to obtain as a result of their work.
- In effort administration, engineering, and project management, product usually refers to work product, so does this word, product, in the product backlog and product backlog item (PBI) terms.
- In mathematics, product is the result from the multiplication together of numbers or expressions.
- In social science, product is something or someone resulting from environment or a set of other conditions.
