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Workaround

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˈwɜːrkəraʊnd/nounCommon term

In project management, workaround means: A temporary way of getting the work done despite a problem, without actually fixing the cause of the problem.

In Turkish: geçici çözüm, alternatif çözüm, dolambaçlı çözüm

How it is used

Common in IT and operations. You find, use, agree on or document a workaround until a permanent fix is ready. The verb form is work around (two words): we can work around this problem.

Example sentences

  1. Until the bug is fixed, the workaround is to export the report to Excel and filter it there.

  2. The users accepted the workaround, but they won't use it for more than a month.

Common collocations

  • find a workaround
  • temporary workaround
  • manual workaround
  • use a workaround
  • issueA problem that is already happening and affects the project, so someone needs to take action to solve it.
  • blockerSomething that completely stops a person or team from continuing their work until it is removed, such as a missing approval, access or decision.
  • mitigateTo take action that makes a risk less likely to happen, or makes its effect smaller if it does happen.
  • riskAn uncertain event that has not happened yet but could affect the project's time, cost, quality or scope if it does.

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