Slateo Glossary

Plain-language definitions for the terms you'll run into across Slateo, so your whole team stays on the same page.

Workstream

A way to organize work inside a project, such as a sprint, an epic, or a lane on a board. Each workstream can have its own participation types, so it's clear who's the owner, the reviewer, and the contributor on that piece of work.

Stage

A step in a task's workflow, like "To Do," "In Progress," or "Done." Stages are fully customizable, so they can match however your team actually runs its process instead of a generic default.

Bundle

A way to group related tasks together under one parent, without forcing them into a strict subtask hierarchy. Useful when a handful of tasks belong together but don't need to be broken down further.

Tasklet

A fast, lightweight to-do for quick follow-ups that don't need the full overhead of a task. Create one in seconds, assign it, snooze it, or mark it done, and move on.

Product

The home for a product line's vision, goals, target audience, and the problem it's solving. Products hold the ideas, features, and objectives tied to that line of work.

Feature

A capability on your roadmap, tracked with a description and a status. Features can come from validated ideas or be created directly when planning a release.

Objective

A strategic goal tied to a product and run within a cycle. Each objective breaks down into key results with a target, a baseline, and a current value, so progress is measured, not guessed.

Initiative

A strategic program that groups related roadmap items under a bigger theme, giving leadership a way to track progress on a goal without digging through every individual feature.

Release Cycle

A defined window for delivering work, like a sprint or a version release. Tasks can be assigned to a release cycle to plan exactly what ships and when.

Custom Field

A field you define yourself and attach to tasks or other records, beyond what's built in by default. Custom fields support text, numbers, dates, dropdowns, and references to other records like people or projects.

Role

A named set of permissions that controls what a person can see and do. Roles can be scoped to the whole account or to a specific project or product, and marked internal or external depending on who they're for.

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