Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) can get quite technical and involves several key acronyms essential to the framework. Here is a list of common acronyms used in the AWP process.
| 4WLA | Four Week Look Ahead |
| AC | Actual Costs |
| AWP | Advanced Work Packaging |
| BIM | Building Information Modeling |
| C&SU | Commissioning and Start Up |
| CAD | Computer-Aided Design |
| CII | Construction Industry Institute |
| COAA | Construction Owners Association Of Alberta |
| CPI | Cost Performance Index |
| CWA | Construction Work Area |
| CWP | Construction Work Package |
| E,P & C | Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
| EVM | Earned Value Management |
| EWP | Engineering Work Package |
| FWP | Field Work Package |
| GF | General Foreman |
| IAP | Inter-Active Planning |
| IFC | Issued For Construction |
| ITP | Inspection and Test Plan |
| IWP | Installation Work Package |
| JHA | Job Hazard Analysis |
| LOD | Level of Detail (or Development) |
| PMT | Project Management Team |
| PoC | Path of Construction |
| PoC | Purchase Order |
| PS | Project Services |
| PV | Planned Value |
| PWP | Procurement Work Package |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QR | Quick Response code |
| RACI | Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed |
| RAS | Required at Site |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| SPI | Schedule Performance Index |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WFP | Workface Planning |
| WIIFM | What’s In It For Me |