project

Also known as program, programme, effort, programs

A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective.

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A project is a carefully planned assignment—often involving research or design work—created to accomplish a particular goal. Projects matter because they provide structured ways to organize complex work and achieve specific objectives in fields like business, education, science, and engineering.

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Commons category: Projects
P7771: Angela Merkel
P11012: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
described at URL: www.umb.edu/it/about/project-management-office/definition-of-a-project
equivalent class: schema.org/Project

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Overview
Cancellation
Definitions
Specific uses
School and university
Project management
Civil and military construction and industry infrastructure
Computer software
Corporate finance
State project
Infrastructure code
Types
Examples
Topics associated with projects
Citations
References

A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective.

An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations".