Vocabulary List Unit 2; Projects

Unit 2: Projects Allocate

Toewijzen

Eg. Du Pont has allocated funds for the design of four plants. Budget

Budget

Eg. The service operates on a very tight budget. Contractor

Control

Contractant Een persoon die een akkoord maakt om werk of goederen te leveren aan een ander bedrijf. Controle

Eg. To help control costs, the company cut salaries by 12 per cent last month. Delay

Vertraging

Eg. The government has been blamed for the delay in executing the project. Estimate

Raming

Eg. The value of the deal is estimated at 12 months. Project

Project

Eg. British Aerospace expected the project to be completed by 2005. Schedule

Schema, programma

Eg. We are running several weeks behind schedule. Specifications

Specificaties

Eg. They delivered parts that did not conform to contract specifiactions. Stakeholder

Bewaarder

Eg. When a company is new and small it can stay close to its stakeholders. Subcontractor

Onderaannemer

Eg. The company has no plans to expand its use of contractors.

Always check whether a contractor is using subcontactors, and who is liable if things go wrong.

Synonyms Within the time schedule and cost estimates

On time and on budget

Giving to an outside supplier Make the least expensive proposals The motivation to provide quality work Much more important consideration

Outsourcing Bid lowest An incentive to do a good job Bigger priority

Minor errors (minder belangrijke fouten)

Glitches

Situations where somthing is late (situaties wanner iets te laat is)

Delays

Disagreement over minor details (meningsverscihl over minder belangrijke details) Stops

(vertragingen) Haggling (kibbelen) Shuts down

Late, overdue (laat, achter staan) Expires, is not sufficient Verloopt, volstaat niet

Behind schedule

Doesn’t happen as planned

Goes wrong

Failure to ensure that work is done correctly (het nalaten om ervoor te zorgen dat het werk correct gedaan wordt)

Negligence

To take over To take down Occur Employ, hire

Assume control or responsibility Make something fail To take place To take on

Project sponsor Contractor Outside stakeholders

The company initiating the project The company overseeing the project Organisations directly affected by the project Businesses working under contract

Project partners

Runs short