Glossary#
Definitions#
Organization#
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Organization: A group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose. Cambridge Dicctionary
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Vision: Outlines what you want to become and how you want to impact society and its people. Future-focused. Quick Sprout
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Mision: Primary goals, purposes, and values of an organization. Present-focused. Quick Sprout
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Resources: Capital and workers.
Portfolios, programs and projects#
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Project: A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken by a company or organization to achieve an project objective with an established budget. Northeastern University extended.
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Program: A group of projects that are similar or related to one another, and which are often managed and coordinated as a group instead of independently. Northeastern University
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Portfolio: A group of different programs and/or projects within the same organization, which may be related or unrelated to one another. Northeastern University
Deliverables and operations#
- Project objective: What the organization aims to achieve with this project. See more.
- Deliverable: A product (physical or not-physical), service, or a result (knowledge). See more.
- Operations: Ongoing, routine tasks that follow a company’s procedures. Indeed (source). See more.
Services#
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Internal service: A service for organization‘s employees.
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External service: A service for organization‘s clients.
Acronyms#
- NGO: Non-Governmental Organization.
- IT: Information Technology.