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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWork-back
/ˈwɜːk.bæk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To plan a project, schedule, or product development process by starting from a desired future completion date and determining the necessary preceding steps in reverse chronological order.
"We need to work-back from the product launch date to establish our weekly sprint milestones."
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A strategic timeline or planning document constructed in reverse order from a target deadline.
"The marketing team shared a detailed work-back to ensure all assets are ready before the holiday campaign."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb construction 'to work back' combined with the adverbial direction 'back', emerging in late 20th-century corporate and engineering jargon. It evolved from the physical notion of retracing steps to a conceptual planning methodology starting from a future endpoint.
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planifier à rebours
Transliteration: pla.ni.fi.e a ʁə.buʁ
"Nous devons planifier à rebours à partir de la date de lancement."
rückwärts planen
Transliteration: ʁʏkˌvɛʁts ˈplaːnən
"Wir müssen vom Endtermin aus rückwärts planen."
pianificare a ritroso
Transliteration: pja.ni.fi.ˈkaː.re a riˈtroː.zo
"Dobbiamo pianificare a ritroso dalla data di scadenza."
planificar hacia atrás
Transliteration: pla.ni.fi.ˈkaɾ ˈja.θo aˈtɾas
"Tenemos que planificar hacia atrás desde la fecha límite."
planejar de trás para frente
Transliteration: pla.ne.ˈʒaɾ dʒi tɾas ˈpa.ɾa ˈfɾẽ.tʃi
"Precisamos planejar de trás para frente a partir do prazo final."
उल्टी योजना बनाना
Transliteration: ulti yojana banana
"हमें लॉन्च की तारीख से उल्टी योजना बनानी होगी।"
倒排计划
Transliteration: dào pái jì huà
"我们需要从发布日期开始倒排计划。"
역산하여 계획하다
Transliteration: yeok-san-ha-yeo gye-hoek-ha-da
"우리는 마감일로부터 역산하여 계획을 세워야 합니다."
逆算する
Transliteration: gyakusan suru
"納期から逆算してスケジュールを立てる必要があります。"
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