Glossary

scrull — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:52:35 -0800

Active Assignment: Assignment with a Provider that is currently billing hours.

Affiliate Providers: Companies that offer distributed or co-located teams. Most are outsourcing firms that work with clients from around the world. Their professionals are typically full-time employees, working under the supervision of a local manager.

Assignment: A set of tasks which a Buyer has contracted a Provider to complete.

Authorized Hours: All hours that the Buyer has approved the Provider to spend on an assignment. These hours could be online or offline.

Automated Clearing House (ACH): Automatic withdrawal from a bank account, one of the methods available to Buyers to pay their oDesk weekly charges.

Bill Rate: The hourly rate a Buyer pays for a Provider's work. The bill rate is equal to the Provider's pay rate plus the oDesk fee.

Bugzilla: Bugzilla is a web-based task and bug tracking system, also known as a Defect Tracking System, used for managing software development. To learn more about Bugzilla, please click here.

Buyer: An oDesk member who contracts for services rendered by an oDesk Provider.

Candidate: A Provider who a Buyer is considering for an Opening. The Buyer can search and save a Provider to an Opening list, or the Provider can apply for an Opening.

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