action item
To-do from meetings
An action item is a task assigned during a meeting or project discussion that someone is expected to complete.
The term belongs to corporate and organizational vocabulary, where it implies accountability—action items typically have owners and deadlines: Let's review the action items from last week's meeting.
I have three action items to finish before Friday.
Commotion or fuss
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- deliverableRequired project result
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- checklistItemized verification guide
duty · job · undertaking · project · work · follow-up · next step · takeaway
Formal discussion list
- discussionExchange of ideas
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- notesBrief written records
- recapBrief review of events
decision · outcome · attendee · stakeholder · facilitator · scribe · parking lot · roundtable
Time limit for completion
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
expedite · escalate · blocker · bottleneck · overdue · pending · outstanding · flagged
to-do
Commotion or fuss
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- deliverableRequired project result
- responsibilityState of being answerable
checklist · duty · job · undertaking · project · work · follow-up · next step · takeaway · ownership
agenda
Formal discussion list
- discussionExchange of ideas
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- notesBrief written records
recap · decision · outcome · attendee · stakeholder · facilitator · scribe · parking lot · roundtable · sync
deadline
Time limit for completion
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
pressing · expedite · escalate · blocker · bottleneck · overdue · pending · outstanding · flagged · red flag
status
One's relative position
backlog · queue · pipeline · workflow · Trello · Jira · ticket · card · sprint · assigned
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- workplace englishmeeting, deadline, agenda, memo, report
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- feedbackcomment, comments, constructive, complaint, reviews
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, deliverable
- projectsproject, projects, tasks, milestones, deadlines
action itemtalking point
Pre-crafted argument for repetition
FYI · note · observation · consideration · abstract idea
action itembusywork
Meaningless assigned tasks
tangent · digression · rabbit hole · dead end · non-starter
action, item, act, acting, actions, actor, actress, active, activate