100 Other Words for “Project”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Action plan	Planned steps to achieve a goal.
2.	Agenda	Organized list of planned activities.
3.	Aim	Intended outcome or target.
4.	Analysis	Detailed examination for decision-making.
5.	Approach	Method for tackling a task.
6.	Architecture	High-level structure of a system.
7.	Assignment	Task given to be completed.
8.	Attempt	Effort to accomplish something.
9.	Audit	Systematic review of processes or records.
10.	Blueprint	Detailed plan or design outline.
11.	Brief	Short statement of requirements.
12.	Build	Creation or construction effort.
13.	Campaign	Coordinated effort toward a goal.
14.	Case study	In-depth examination of an instance.
15.	Challenge	Difficult task requiring effort.
16.	Charter	Document authorizing work and scope.
17.	Concept	General idea or proposal.
18.	Contract	Formal agreement for work.
19.	Course of action	Chosen path of steps to take.
20.	Design	Planned form and function.
21.	Development	Process of creating or improving something.
22.	Directive	Instruction guiding what to do.
23.	Discovery	Exploration to find requirements or facts.
24.	Draft	Preliminary version of a document.
25.	Drive	Organized push to achieve something.
26.	Effort	Work done toward an objective.
27.	Engagement	Planned collaboration with stakeholders.
28.	Engineering	Designing and building practical solutions.
29.	Enterprise	Large undertaking, often business-related.
30.	Estimate	Approximate calculation of work or cost.
31.	Evaluation	Assessment of value or performance.
32.	Experiment	Test to learn or validate.
33.	Exploration	Investigation to understand possibilities.
34.	Feasibility study	Assessment of practicality and viability.
35.	Fieldwork	Work performed in real settings.
36.	Framework	Supporting structure for work.
37.	Fundraiser	Organized effort to raise money.
38.	Game plan	Strategy for achieving an outcome.
39.	Goal	Desired result to reach.
40.	Grant application	Request for funding support.
41.	Growth initiative	Planned effort to expand results.
42.	Implementation	Putting a plan into action.
43.	Improvement plan	Steps to enhance performance.
44.	Initiative	New effort begun to achieve change.
45.	Inspection	Careful examination for compliance or quality.
46.	Integration	Combining parts into a whole.
47.	Investigation	Systematic inquiry to uncover facts.
48.	Job	Piece of work to be done.
49.	Journey	Extended process toward an outcome.
50.	Kickoff	Formal start of planned work.
51.	Launch	Start of a new effort or product.
52.	Logistics	Planning and coordination of resources.
53.	Makeover	Major improvement or redesign effort.
54.	Mandate	Official authorization to proceed.
55.	Master plan	Comprehensive long-term plan.
56.	Mission	Purpose-driven undertaking.
57.	Model	Representation used to guide work.
58.	Modernization	Updating to current standards.
59.	Module	Self-contained unit of work.
60.	Objective	Specific intended achievement.
61.	Operation	Organized activity with defined tasks.
62.	Opportunity	Favorable situation to pursue.
63.	Optimization	Improving for best performance.
64.	Outreach	Effort to connect with others.
65.	Pilot	Small trial before full rollout.
66.	Plan	Structured outline of intended actions.
67.	Portfolio item	Single work within a collection.
68.	Program	Coordinated set of related activities.
69.	Proposal	Suggested plan for consideration.
70.	Prototype	Early model for testing.
71.	Pursuit	Ongoing effort to obtain something.
72.	Quest	Search or effort to achieve.
73.	Rebuild	Reconstruction to restore or improve.
74.	Redesign	Design again with improvements.
75.	Reform	Change intended to improve.
76.	Reorganization	Restructuring of roles or processes.
77.	Research	Systematic study to gain knowledge.
78.	Roadmap	Planned timeline of milestones.
79.	Rollout	Phased release to users or markets.
80.	Scheme	Organized plan, often strategic.
81.	Scope of work	Defined tasks and deliverables.
82.	Sprint	Short, time-boxed work cycle.
83.	Strategy	High-level plan to achieve goals.
84.	Study	Investigation to understand a topic.
85.	Survey	Data collection from respondents.
86.	System	Interconnected parts working together.
87.	Task	Specific piece of work.
88.	Test	Trial to check performance.
89.	Thesis	Major research work or argument.
90.	Timeline	Schedule of events and milestones.
91.	Transformation	Significant change to a new state.
92.	Trial	Limited test of an approach.
93.	Undertaking	Serious task or enterprise.
94.	Upgrade	Improvement to a newer version.
95.	Venture	Risky or ambitious undertaking.
96.	Verification	Checking accuracy or conformity.
97.	Vision	Aspirational picture of the future.
98.	Work package	Defined chunk of project work.
99.	Workplan	Plan detailing tasks and timing.
100.	Workshop	Facilitated session to create outputs.