Mastering, versions & deliverables · Core

Deliverable

Also called: delivery item, required deliverable

ELI5

One of the exact things you promised to hand over.

“The vertical cut is a separate deliverable, not a free by-product of the master.”

A specific file, document, version or physical item that must be supplied under an agreed requirement.

Here “Deliverable” means: A specific file, document, version or physical item that must be supplied under an agreed requirement.

Pitch documents may promise creative or technical outputs whose number, format and approval path affect scope and cost.

Why it matters: Treating deliverables as a precise list prevents invisible scope growth and failed delivery.

Advertising deliverableAdvertising uses a medium-specific deliverable sense.
Social cutdownA social cutdown is one deliverable.
Master fileA master can be one deliverable.
Delivery itemsContractual delivery items may include creative and legal materials.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.