In project management, project means: A temporary piece of work with a clear goal, a start date and an end date, done to create a specific product, service or result.
In Turkish: proje
How it is used
The basic word of the field. You start, launch, run, manage, deliver and close a project. It is different from ongoing operations: when the work never ends, such as running a help desk, it is usually not called a project.
Example sentences
The CRM migration is a six-month project with a team of eight people.
We can't start a new project until the current one is closed.
Common collocations
run a project
launch a project
deliver a project
project team
pilot project
Related terms
project managerThe person responsible for planning a project, organising the team and making sure the work is delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed scope.
project lifecycleThe series of phases a project goes through from start to finish, commonly initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure.
deliverableA specific product, document or result that a project must produce and hand over, for example a report, a design, a piece of software or a trained team.
project planA document, or set of documents, that explains how a project will be carried out: its scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks and how it will be controlled.
