operationalize
Put into practice
Operationalize means to put into operation or make functional—to take something abstract and make it work in practice.
In research and business contexts, to operationalize a concept is to define it in measurable terms: How do we operationalize "customer satisfaction" for this study?
The word often signals the gap between theory and implementation: We need to operationalize this strategy before the quarter ends.
Carry out fully
launch · institute · realize · actualize · materialize · put into practice · roll out · establish
Express numerically
- calibrateAdjust for accuracy
- assessJudge worth or quality
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- gaugeStandard of measurement
parameterize · standardize · normalize · index · scale · score · rate · evaluate
Arranging for future events
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- workflowSequential task progression
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
protocol · roadmap · blueprint · guidelines · processes · coordination · systematization · standardization
Form a mental picture
- specifyState in detail
- formulateCreate methodically
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- delineateDescribe with precision
clarify · codify · explicate · elucidate · establish · outline · describe · interpret
Prone to fluctuation
- constructBuild systematically
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- indicatorSign revealing status
- proxyAuthorized substitute
validity · reliability · replicability · methodology · empirical · testable · falsifiable · data collection
execute
Carry out fully
initiate · launch · institute · realize · actualize · materialize · put into practice · roll out · establish · set in motion
quantify
Express numerically
gauge · parameterize · standardize · normalize · index · scale · score · rate · evaluate · compute
planning
Arranging for future events
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- workflowSequential task progression
- frameworkUnderlying support system
methodology · protocol · roadmap · blueprint · guidelines · processes · coordination · systematization · standardization · action plan
conceptualize
Form a mental picture
- specifyState in detail
- formulateCreate methodically
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
delineate · clarify · codify · explicate · elucidate · establish · outline · describe · interpret · disambiguate
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- constructBuild systematically
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- indicatorSign revealing status
proxy · validity · reliability · replicability · methodology · empirical · testable · falsifiable · data collection · sampling
operationalizetheorize
Form explanatory suppositions
conceptualize · abstract · decommission · generalize · philosophize
operationalizegeneralize
Make broadly applicable
obscure · mystify · complicate
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