Tree and Status Glossary
Tree and Status
Section titled “Tree and Status”These terms describe how the proposed tree skills organize information for a reader.
Language
Section titled “Language”Familiar Hierarchy: A structure the reader already knows or can readily recognize from the product or the team’s everyday work organization.
User Navigation: The product’s organization as encountered through navigation and screens by the person using it.
Internal Work Hierarchy: The team’s existing organization of project work, such as the project and task structure in its work tracker.
Suggested Grouping: A proposed new category presented separately by name, outside the tree’s default familiar hierarchy.
Displayed Level: A depth in the visible tree beneath the implied project. The project itself is outside the displayed levels.
Collapsed Branch: A named branch whose children are hidden in the current view and can be shown on request.
Done: Completion relative to the conversation’s current phase, which may end at dev availability, review readiness, or production delivery.
Needs Info: A work state or status judgment awaiting information the user can provide or help locate.
Likely Stale: A freshness judgment that the available information may no longer reflect the item’s current state. It is separate from the item’s work status.