projects
Work requiring coordination
Projects are planned undertakings with defined goals—building a bridge, completing a school assignment, renovating a kitchen.
The word emphasizes work that requires coordination and stages: The project took six months to complete.
In urban planning, the projects refers to public housing developments, often with connotations of poverty and neglect: She grew up in the projects.
Detailed technical drawing
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- designPurposeful creative planning
- plansIntended courses of action
diagram · layout · specifications · CAD · sketch · template · scope · timeline
Allocated work or duty
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
research · coursework · paper · deadline · presentation · portfolio · capstone · lab
Notable event marking progress
- objectivePurpose or goal
- targetObject of pursuit
- outcomeFinal result of events
- deliverableRequired project result
completion · success · progress · deadline · achievement · scope · benchmarks · KPIs
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
communication · meetings · roles · contributors · cross-functional · interdisciplinary · cooperation · alignment
Temporary exterior work platform
- excavationAct of unearthing
- craneLifter or wader
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- contractorHired construction professional
site · framework · infrastructure · demolition · renovation · building · development · zoning
Collected works or assets
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- installationProcess of putting in
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- studioCreative professional's workspace
gallery · film · documentary · album · collection · showcase · craft · DIY
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- designPurposeful creative planning
plans · diagram · layout · specifications · CAD · sketch · template · scope · timeline · roadmap
assignment
Allocated work or duty
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · research · coursework · paper · deadline · presentation · portfolio · capstone · lab · poster
milestone
Notable event marking progress
deliverable · completion · success · progress · deadline · achievement · scope · benchmarks · KPIs · evaluation
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- stakeholdersThose with investment in outcome
delegation · communication · meetings · roles · contributors · cross-functional · interdisciplinary · cooperation · alignment · accountability
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
- excavationAct of unearthing
- craneLifter or wader
- foundationUnderlying support structure
contractor · site · framework · infrastructure · demolition · renovation · building · development · zoning · permits
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- installationProcess of putting in
- commissionPayment for services rendered
studio · gallery · film · documentary · album · collection · showcase · craft · DIY · maker
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- schoolworkhomework, assignment, assignments, reading, essays
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- business managerbudgets, payroll, hiring, firing, scheduling
projectserrands
Brief purposeful outings
one-offs · quick fixes · chores · snap decisions · routine tasks
projectswhims
Spontaneous, capricious notions
impulses · improvisations · reactions · diversions · distractions
projectsaccomplishments
Completed notable deeds
finished products · achievements · done deals · results · outcomes
- film projectorShows movies on walls
- project managersLeaders of organized initiatives
- school projectsAcademic assignments for students
- pet projectBeloved personal initiative
- science projectsStudent research demonstrations
- side projectSecondary creative endeavor
project, projecting, projection, projected, projector, projections, projectors, projectionist, project manager