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Project delivery vocabulary

Words for project delivery, each with its meaning in English and Hindi, how to say it, a sentence that shows it in use, and what to say instead or the opposite.

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accelerate

/ak-SEL-uh-rayt/

To make something happen faster or sooner.

गति बढ़ाना; काम जल्दी पूरा कराना

“Extra reviewers accelerated the release.”

Synonyms: speed, hasten, expedite, quicken

Antonyms: decelerate, slow, delay, retard

backlog

/BAK-log/

An accumulation of work waiting to be done.

लंबित कार्य; जमा पड़ा अधूरा काम

“The support backlog hit two hundred tickets.”

Synonyms: accumulation, arrears, queue, buildup

Antonyms: clearance, completion, resolution, catch-up

bottleneck

/BOT-uhl-nek/

A point of congestion that slows the whole process.

अवरोध-बिंदु; पूरी प्रक्रिया को धीमा करने वाली अड़चन

“Manual QA is our biggest bottleneck.”

Synonyms: obstruction, blockage, constriction, chokepoint

Antonyms: flow, throughput, opening, outlet

commence

/kuh-MENSS/

To begin or start formally.

प्रारंभ करना; औपचारिक रूप से शुरू करना

“The project will commence in March.”

Synonyms: begin, start, initiate, launch

Antonyms: conclude, end, finish, terminate

complete

/kuhm-PLEET/

To finish making or doing something.

पूरा करना; काम समाप्त करना

“Complete the checklist before release.”

Synonyms: finish, finalize, accomplish, conclude

Antonyms: begin, start, abandon, neglect

conclude

/kuhn-KLOOD/

To bring something to an end, or to reach a judgement.

समाप्त करना अथवा निष्कर्ष पर पहुँचना

“The workshop concluded with clear owners.”

Synonyms: finish, end, close, complete

Antonyms: begin, start, commence, open

delay

/di-LAY/

To make something late or slow.

विलंब करना; किसी काम को देर से कराना

“A missing API key delayed the demo.”

Synonyms: postpone, defer, hold, hinder

Antonyms: expedite, hasten, accelerate, advance

deliverable

/di-LIV-uh-ruh-buhl/

A tangible output that must be handed over as part of a project.

सुपुर्दगी-योग्य परिणाम; परियोजना में सौंपा जाने वाला ठोस काम

“Each sprint has one clear deliverable.”

Synonyms: output, product, result, outcome

Antonyms: input, requirement, resource, prerequisite

efficient

/i-FISH-uhnt/

Achieving the most output with the least wasted effort.

कुशल; कम व्यर्थ प्रयास में अधिक परिणाम देने वाला

“An efficient standup lasts ten minutes.”

Synonyms: effective, productive, economical, streamlined

Antonyms: inefficient, wasteful, unproductive, slow

estimate

/ES-ti-mayt/

To roughly calculate a value, a size or a time.

अनुमान लगाना; मूल्य, आकार या समय का मोटा हिसाब

“Estimate in days, not hours.”

Synonyms: gauge, approximate, assess, reckon

Antonyms: measure, confirm, verify, prove

feasibility

/fee-zuh-BIL-i-tee/

The degree to which something can practically be done.

साध्यता; व्यावहारिक रूप से किए जा सकने की सीमा

“Run a feasibility study first.”

Synonyms: practicability, viability, workability, possibility

Antonyms: impracticability, impossibility, unfeasibility, infeasibility

finalize

/FY-nuh-lyz/

To complete the last details of a plan or an agreement.

अंतिम रूप देना; योजना या समझौते के ब्योरे पूरे करना

“We finalized the contract on Friday.”

Synonyms: complete, conclude, settle, wrap

Antonyms: begin, open, draft, start

halt

/HAWLT/

To bring or come to an abrupt stop.

रोक देना; अचानक थम जाना

“Security halted the rollout.”

Synonyms: stop, suspend, freeze, cease

Antonyms: continue, resume, proceed, start

handover

/HAND-oh-vur/

The transfer of responsibility from one person to another.

हस्तांतरण; ज़िम्मेदारी एक से दूसरे को सौंपना

“A clean handover prevents dropped tickets.”

Synonyms: transfer, transition, delegation, changeover

Antonyms: retention, withholding, takeover, seizure

incomplete

/in-kuhm-PLEET/

Not having all the necessary parts; unfinished.

अपूर्ण; अधूरा

“The spec is still incomplete.”

Synonyms: unfinished, partial, fragmentary, deficient

Antonyms: complete, finished, whole, entire

inefficient

/in-i-FISH-uhnt/

Wasting time, money or effort.

अकुशल; समय, धन या श्रम बर्बाद करने वाला

“The manual approval step is inefficient.”

Synonyms: wasteful, uneconomical, unproductive, ineffective

Antonyms: efficient, productive, economical, effective

launch

/LAWNCH/

To start or introduce something new.

आरंभ करना; कोई नई चीज़ प्रस्तुत करना

“We launch the beta next Monday.”

Synonyms: introduce, release, unveil, initiate

Antonyms: withdraw, cancel, abandon, shelve

milestone

/MYL-stohn/

A significant stage or event in a project.

मील का पत्थर; परियोजना का महत्वपूर्ण पड़ाव

“The first milestone is a working prototype.”

Synonyms: landmark, checkpoint, achievement, watershed

Antonyms: setback, reversal, regression, failure

overload

/OH-vur-lohd/

More work or demand than someone can handle.

अतिभार; क्षमता से अधिक काम या माँग

“Information overload slows decisions.”

Synonyms: overburden, excess, glut, surfeit

Antonyms: underload, shortfall, lack, deficit

overrun

/oh-vur-RUHN/

To go beyond a budget or a time limit.

सीमा लाँघना; बजट या समय से आगे निकल जाना

“The project overran by three weeks.”

Synonyms: exceed, overshoot, overspend, surpass

Antonyms: underspend, undershoot, meet, conserve

postpone

/pohst-POHN/

To arrange for something to happen later than planned.

स्थगित करना; तय समय से बाद के लिए टालना

“We postponed the launch by a week.”

Synonyms: delay, defer, reschedule, adjourn

Antonyms: advance, expedite, hasten, accelerate

productive

/pruh-DUHK-tiv/

Achieving a significant amount of useful work.

उत्पादक; उपयोगी काम की अच्छी मात्रा देने वाला

“It was a productive planning session.”

Synonyms: fruitful, effective, efficient, prolific

Antonyms: unproductive, fruitless, idle, futile

resume

/ri-ZOOM/

To begin again after a pause.

फिर शुरू करना; विराम के बाद दोबारा आरंभ करना

“Work resumed after the holiday freeze.”

Synonyms: restart, continue, reopen, recommence

Antonyms: halt, pause, suspend, discontinue

rollout

/ROHL-owt/

The gradual introduction of a new product or system.

क्रमिक प्रारंभ; नए उत्पाद या व्यवस्था को धीरे-धीरे लागू करना

“The rollout reached every region by June.”

Synonyms: launch, introduction, release, deployment

Antonyms: withdrawal, rollback, recall, cancellation

schedule

/SKEJ-ool/

A plan that lists tasks and when they will happen.

कार्यक्रम-सूची; कामों और उनके समय की योजना

“The schedule leaves no slack for testing.”

Synonyms: timetable, plan, agenda, programme

Antonyms: disorder, chaos, improvisation, randomness

slippage

/SLIP-ij/

A delay, or a failure to meet a target.

फिसलन-विलंब; लक्ष्य से पिछड़ जाना

“Two weeks of slippage pushed the launch.”

Synonyms: delay, lag, overrun, shortfall

Antonyms: progress, advance, headway, gain

stall

/STAWL/

To stop making progress.

ठप हो जाना; प्रगति रुक जाना

“The deal stalled at legal review.”

Synonyms: halt, stop, stagnate, freeze

Antonyms: progress, advance, proceed, accelerate

timeline

/TYM-lyn/

A schedule of when events are planned to happen.

समयरेखा; घटनाओं की नियोजित समय-सारणी

“The timeline assumes no holidays.”

Synonyms: schedule, timetable, roadmap, chronology

Antonyms: disorder, chaos, improvisation, randomness

unproductive

/uhn-pruh-DUHK-tiv/

Not producing useful results.

अनुत्पादक; उपयोगी परिणाम न देने वाला

“Three unproductive meetings in a row cost a day.”

Synonyms: fruitless, futile, idle, ineffective

Antonyms: productive, fruitful, effective, efficient

workload

/WURK-lohd/

The amount of work that someone has to do.

कार्यभार; किसी के ज़िम्मे का काम

“Her workload doubled after the reorg.”

Synonyms: burden, load, responsibilities, duties

Antonyms: leisure, idleness, slack, respite

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