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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] projecte, from Medieval [[Latin]] projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw
(parallels the [[Greek]] πρό) and iacere, "to throw". The word "project" thus actually [[originally]] meant "something that comes before anything else happens".
When the [[English]] [[language]] initially adopted the [[word]], it referred to a plan of something, not to the [[act]] of actually carrying this plan out. Something [[performed]] in accordance with a project became known as an "object".
This use of "project" changed in the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950's 1950s] with the introduction of several [[techniques]] for project management. Use of the word "project" evolved slightly to cover both projects and objects. However, certain projects continue to include so-called objects
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a specific plan or [[design]] : scheme
*2 obsolete : [[idea]]
*3 : a planned undertaking: as a : a definitely formulated piece of [[research]]
:b : a large usually [[government]]-supported undertaking
:c : a task or [[problem]] engaged in usually by a [[group]] of students to supplement and apply classroom studies
*4 : a usually [[public]] housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
==Description==
A '''project''' in [[business]] and [[science]] is a [[collaborative]] [[enterprise]], frequently involving [[research]] or [[design]], that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
Contemporary Western business — characterized by a modern [[matrix]] [[organization]] and a [[cooperative]] [[culture]] — currently particularly favors project-based approaches. Authoritarian, bureaucratic organizations with rigid, [[hierarchical]] [[structures]] show less [[enthusiasm]] about project-based [[work]], which may not operate as expected in their [[environment]] due to [[conflicts]] between [[different]] [[cultures]].
[[Category: Economics]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] projecte, from Medieval [[Latin]] projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw
(parallels the [[Greek]] πρό) and iacere, "to throw". The word "project" thus actually [[originally]] meant "something that comes before anything else happens".
When the [[English]] [[language]] initially adopted the [[word]], it referred to a plan of something, not to the [[act]] of actually carrying this plan out. Something [[performed]] in accordance with a project became known as an "object".
This use of "project" changed in the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950's 1950s] with the introduction of several [[techniques]] for project management. Use of the word "project" evolved slightly to cover both projects and objects. However, certain projects continue to include so-called objects
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : a specific plan or [[design]] : scheme
*2 obsolete : [[idea]]
*3 : a planned undertaking: as a : a definitely formulated piece of [[research]]
:b : a large usually [[government]]-supported undertaking
:c : a task or [[problem]] engaged in usually by a [[group]] of students to supplement and apply classroom studies
*4 : a usually [[public]] housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
==Description==
A '''project''' in [[business]] and [[science]] is a [[collaborative]] [[enterprise]], frequently involving [[research]] or [[design]], that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
Contemporary Western business — characterized by a modern [[matrix]] [[organization]] and a [[cooperative]] [[culture]] — currently particularly favors project-based approaches. Authoritarian, bureaucratic organizations with rigid, [[hierarchical]] [[structures]] show less [[enthusiasm]] about project-based [[work]], which may not operate as expected in their [[environment]] due to [[conflicts]] between [[different]] [[cultures]].
[[Category: Economics]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
