Phrase guide

project management

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The discipline of organizing and managing resources (e.g. people) in such a way that a project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: operations

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: work management

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see project, management.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إدارَة المشاريع — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Chinese Mandarin: 項目管理 /项目管理 (xiàngmù guǎnlǐ) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Czech: řízení projektů — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Estonian: projektijuhtimine — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Finnish: projektijohtaminen — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • French: gestion de projet — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Georgian: პროექტის მართვა (ṗroekṭis martva) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Georgian: პროექტების მენეჯმენტი (ṗroekṭebis meneǯmenṭi) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • German: Projektmanagement — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Greek: διοίκηση και διαχείριση έργων (dioíkisi kai diacheírisi érgon) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Hebrew: ניהול פרויקטים — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Hindi: परियोजना प्रबन्धन (pariyojnā prabandhan) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Hungarian: projektmenedzsment — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Icelandic: verkefnastjórnun — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Icelandic: verkefnisstjórnun — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Indonesian: manajemen proyek — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Italian: gestione di progetto — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Japanese: プロジェクトマネジメント — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Kazakh: жоба менеджменті (joba menedjmentı) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Korean: 프로젝트 관리 (peurojekteu gwalli) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Lithuanian: projektų vadyba — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Macedonian: раководење со проекти (rakovodenje so proekti) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Malay: pengurusan projek — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Polish: zarządzanie projektami — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Portuguese: gerenciamento de projetos — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Portuguese: gerência de projetos — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Romanian: management de proiect — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Russian: управле́ние проектами (upravlénije projektami) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Sinhalese: ව්යාපෘති කළමනාකරණය (wyāpr̥ti kaḷamanākaraṇaya) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Slovak: projektové manažérstvo — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Spanish: gestión de proyectos — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Swedish: projektledning — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Tamil: செயற்றிட்ட முகாமைத்துவம் (ceyaṟṟiṭṭa mukāmaittuvam) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Thai: การจัดการโครงการ — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Thai: การบริหารโครงการ — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Turkish: proje yönetimi — discipline of organizing and managing project resources
  • Ukrainian: управління проектами (upravlinnja proektamy) — discipline of organizing and managing project resources