For example, in a software development project, the software code is the deliverable. In a project to develop and implement a BYOD Policy (Bring Your Own Device), the documented policy is the deliverable. The list of examples is endless, but the story is the same - project deliverables are project outcomes. But it doesn't end there.....
A furlough is when an employer places an employee into temporary non-duty, non-pay status because of budget issues, lack of work, or other non-disciplinary reasons. Furloughs may be voluntary or mandatory and are different from normal layoffs because employees continue to work on a reasonably regular basis.
The last government shutdown ran from December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, putting about 800,000 federal workers on furlough. Here is a roundup of the expected impact of a shutdown. FEDERAL WORKERS. Up to 1 million U.S. federal workers could face furloughs without pay beginning on Oct 1.Most federal agency workers would be furloughed, but a small number of excepted employees must continue to work.These include security workers such as air traffic controllers and prison guards. Congressional staffers could work if requested by the lawmaker or committee that employs them.Reuters) - A partial shutdown of the U.S. government will begin at midnight on Monday if Republicans and Democrats fail to agree on a funding bill.