| Labor Burden | Labor burden is the additional cost of labor beyond base wages. | Estimating & Procurement |
| BCF BIM Collaboration Format | BCF is a file and workflow format used to exchange model-based issues without sending the entire BIM model. | Project Delivery Methods |
| A195 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for Integrated Project Delivery | A195 is an AIA agreement form associated with integrated project delivery. | Contracts & Agreements |
| Backcharge | A backcharge is a cost charged to another party for work, damage, cleanup, delay, or correction they were responsible for. | Estimating & Procurement |
| BIM Execution Plan | A BIM execution plan defines how project teams will create, exchange, manage, and use BIM information. | Project Delivery Methods |
| Constraint Log | A constraint log tracks issues that must be resolved before planned work can proceed. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Cost Type | Cost type classifies project costs by kind, such as labor, material, equipment, subcontract, or general conditions. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Daily Log | A daily log is a record of jobsite activity for a specific day. | Construction Administration |
| Design-Build | Design-Build is a delivery method where one entity is responsible for both design and construction services. | Project Delivery Methods |
| Escalation | Escalation is an increase in labor, material, equipment, or subcontract cost over time. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Force Account | Force account is a method of tracking changed work based on actual labor, equipment, and material records. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Foreman | A foreman is a field leader who directs daily work for a crew or trade. | Construction Administration |
| IPD Integrated Project Delivery | IPD is a collaborative delivery approach that aligns owner, designer, and builder incentives around shared project outcomes. | Project Delivery Methods |
| Job Costing | Job costing is the process of tracking actual and projected costs against a specific construction project. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Mechanic's Lien | A mechanic's lien is a legal claim against property for unpaid labor, materials, or construction services. | Contracts & Agreements |
| Open Book | Open book means the contractor shares cost information, backup, and pricing details with the owner or project team. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Production Quantities | Production quantities are measured amounts of completed work used to track productivity and progress. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Production Rate | Production rate is the amount of work completed per unit of time or labor. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Pull Planning | Pull planning is a collaborative scheduling method where teams plan backward from a milestone to define commitments and handoffs. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Scope of Work | A scope of work describes the work a party is responsible to perform. | Contracts & Agreements |
| Self-Performing Contractor | A self-performing contractor performs work with its own crews instead of subcontracting all of it out. | Construction Administration |
| T&M Time and Materials | T&M is a pricing method based on labor time, material costs, equipment, and agreed markups. | Estimating & Procurement |
| T&M Ticket Time and Materials Ticket | A T&M ticket records labor, material, equipment, and sometimes subcontractor costs for time-and-materials work. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Timecard | A timecard records labor time worked by a person or crew. | Estimating & Procurement |
| Two-Week Lookahead | A two-week lookahead is a short-term schedule focused on work planned over the next two weeks. | Estimating & Procurement |