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Follow up

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˌfɑːloʊ ˈʌp/phrasal verbCore term

In project management, follow up means: To contact someone again or take further action to check progress, get an answer or make sure something agreed actually happens.

In Turkish: takip etmek, takibini yapmak, geri dönmek

How it is used

One of the most common phrases in project emails. You follow up on a task or question, and follow up with a person. The noun and adjective are written follow-up: a follow-up email, a follow-up meeting.

Example sentences

  1. I'll follow up with the supplier this afternoon and let you know the new delivery date.

  2. Just following up on my email from Monday: could you confirm the budget figures?

Common collocations

  • follow up on
  • follow up with
  • follow-up email
  • follow-up meeting
  • action itemA specific task agreed during a meeting, with a person responsible for it and a date by which it must be done.
  • communication planA document that sets out who needs what information about the project, when and how often they get it, through which channel and who is responsible for sending it.
  • stakeholderAny person or group that is affected by a project or can influence it, such as the client, users, managers, suppliers or the project team itself.
  • escalateTo pass a problem, risk or decision to someone with more authority because it cannot be solved at the current level.

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