---
title: "Mosaic Terms"
description: "Commonly used terms in Mosaic - click any term for the full article."
url: https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/269-mosaic-terms
collection: "Mosaic Overview"
updated: 2026-08-13
language: en
---

# Mosaic Terms

Commonly used terms in Mosaic - click any term for the full article.

## A

-   [Admin](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/93-access-levels.md) - access level with full organization settings and configuration control
    

## B

-   [Base Member](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/93-access-levels.md) - access level for team members who see their own work but don't plan others'
    
-   [Bill Rate](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/101-bill-rate.md) - the hourly rate charged to the client for a member's time
    
-   [Budget Manager](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/93-access-levels.md) - access level that adds visibility into fees, rates, and project budgets
    

## C

-   [Capacity Heatmap](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/102-capacity-heatmap.md) - the color-coded grid in Workload showing how much of each member's time is planned
    
-   [Cost Rate](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/103-cost-rate.md) - the internal hourly cost of a member's time, typically salary level
    

## D

-   [Dashboard (Personal)](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/104-dashboard-personal.md) - your private Home space of widgets
    
-   [Dashboard (Team)](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/118-dashboard-team.md) - a shared collection of reports distributed to a group
    

## M

-   [Milestone](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/105-milestone.md) - a single important project date, with no budget or hours attached
    

## O

-   [Org charts](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/106-org-chart.md) - a visual map of your organization, grouped by office, department, team, role, or project
    

## P

-   [Phase](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/107-phase.md) - a stage of work within a project, with start and end dates. Work plans and budgets attach here
    
-   [Phase Budget](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/108-phase-budget.md) - the hours or cost allotted to a single phase
    
-   [Phase Fee](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/109-phase-fee.md) - the contracted fee amount for a single phase
    
-   [Planner](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/110-planner.md) - the project view of your schedule: phases, milestones, and work plans by project
    
-   [Portfolio](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/111-portfolio.md) - a folder that groups projects. Each project lives in exactly one
    
-   [Project Budget](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/112-project-budget.md) - the total budget for a project across all its phases
    

## R

-   [Rate Group](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/158-rate-group.md) - a reusable set of rates applied across roles or members
    

## S

-   [Scope](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/113-scope.md) - the defined work within a phase, tracked against budget
    

## T

-   [Timesheets](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/114-timesheets.md) - recorded time entries, synced from your ERP or entered in Mosaic
    

## W

-   [Work Category](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/115-work-category.md) - a way of classifying work beneath a phase for planning and budgeting (at a time entry level)
    
-   [Workload](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/116-workload.md) - the member view of your schedule: who is working on what, and who has capacity
    
-   [Work Plan](https://support.mosaicapp.com/en/articles/117-work-plan.md) - a block of scheduled time for one member on one project and phase
    

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