address customers´ needs
to try to solve problems / fulfil desires clients have
agree on a budget
to come to an understanding about the money spent on a project
allocate personnel
to assign employees to particular tasks / processes
anticipate customer needs
to know in advance about your buyers´ requirements and prepare accordingly
approve
to authorise
assign tasks
to give employees certain duties / pieces of work
back-up plan
a strategy to be applied in case something bad happens (contingency plan)
break new ground
to be a pioneer; to do something nobody else has done before
build rapport
to create a relationship of mutual trust and understanding
carry out safety-tests
to determine how safe and reliable a process, product, etc. is
collaborate with suppliers
to cooperate with businesses that deliver goods or services
corrective actions
measures intended to correct mistakes
cost/budget constraints
limitations that might reduce your budget
create a prototype
to design and build a first model of something
define roles
to determine every participant´s duties, tasks and responsibilities
discovery phase
this phase includes starting to think about and discuss a potential project
do regulatory work
to prepare documents for the government, complying with rules and regulations
exceed the budget
to be over budget
exploratory research
initial research to find out more about a very general idea
fail to achieve one´s goals
to be unable to reach one´s targets
feasible
describes something that can be realised
identify customer requirements
to find out what (potential) clients want or need
initiation and planning phase
the first stage of a project management process
invest in R&D
to spend money on research and development
keep to the budget
to stay within or under budget
lab technicians
engineers working in a laboratory
light-bulb moment
a moment when you are enlightened or inspired, often happens suddenly
long-term
covering a long period of time
measure performance
to assess the way in which something functions and how effective it is
milestone
an important event
monitor progress
to check the development of something
outsource
to delegate tasks to an external provider
parallel activities
processes running at the same time
penalty
a (financial) punishment
prototype
a first version of an invention
re-engineer
to redesign, to plan or construct anew
regulatory work
processes and tasks connected to rules, guidelines, laws, etc.
research scientists
people trained to seek new knowledge
scope
the range and extent (of the project)
set apart from competitors
to separate from rivals (e.g. a USP)
set priorities
to assess tasks and rank them in order of importance, deadlines, etc.
set the bar high
to define a high standard
set your budget
to define how much money will be spent on the project
share best practices
to inform yourself and others about the most effective actions, processes, etc. in your industry
slack time
the period of time a task can be delayed without causing another task to be delayed or impacting the completion date of the project
short-term
covering a short period of time
start from scratch
to start from the very beginning without having any advantages over your competitors
specifiy objectives
to define aims to be reached
stakeholders
anyone having an interest in your company (employees, suppliers, neighbours, customers, ...)
streamline processes
to make processes more efficient
test phase
once your innovation has been discussed, it will be tried out
think outside the box
to try to come up with new, innovative solutions
unique customer experiences
products, events, etc. that are one of their kind and especially adapted to your target group
upgrade
to improve or make more expensive
verifiable
describes something that can be proved to be true
work breakdown structure
a plan that describes the work packages and structure of your project (Projektstrukturplan)
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