C2 · 50 words
Project management in Spanish
Scope, schedule, resources and risk — the words a piece of work is planned and tracked with.
La oficina de proyectos guarda el método, no el poder: the project office keeps the method, not the power. And el poder is a noun that is also a verb, which English cannot do here at all. Poder is « to be able », and the noun is simply the infinitive standing still — so el poder is power in the ordinary sense, and no está en mi poder is « it is not in my power ». Then it goes where English needs three words: dar poderes a alguien is to grant authority, un poder notarial is a power of attorney, and actuar en nombre y por poder is signing for somebody else. What English splits into power, authority and proxy, Spanish keeps in one word — the same word it uses to say « I can ».
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la dirección de proyectosthe running of a project, answerable for the whole of itPhraseC2
La dirección de proyectos responde del conjunto.Project management answers for the whole.
el acta de constitución del proyectothe founding document that names who is in chargePhraseC2
El acta de constitución del proyecto nombra al responsable.The project charter names the person in charge.
el patrocinador del proyectothe sponsor, who decides about the moneyPhraseC2
El patrocinador del proyecto decide sobre el presupuesto.The project sponsor decides about the budget.
la parte interesadathe interested party, who may be no customer and still block itPhraseC2
La parte interesada puede no ser cliente y aun así bloquear.An interested party may be no customer and still block things.
el mapa de partes interesadasthe map of those parties, drawn in the first weekPhraseC2
El mapa de partes interesadas se dibuja en la primera semana.The map of interested parties is drawn in the first week.
la declaración del alcancethe statement of scope, which says what is left out as wellPhraseC2
La declaración del alcance dice también lo que queda fuera.The scope statement says what is left out as well.
la ampliación no controlada del alcancethe quiet growth of scope, one reasonable promise at a timePhraseC2
La ampliación no controlada del alcance nunca llega de golpe.Uncontrolled growth of scope never arrives all at once.
la estructura de desglose del trabajothe breakdown of the work, taken down to what gets deliveredPhraseC2
La estructura de desglose del trabajo baja hasta el entregable.The work breakdown structure goes down to the deliverable.
el criterio de aceptaciónthe test by which the thing delivered is acceptedPhraseC2
El criterio de aceptación se acuerda antes de empezar.The acceptance criterion is agreed before anything starts.
la puerta de decisiónthe decision gate at which stopping costs nobody any facePhraseC2
La puerta de decisión permite parar el proyecto sin vergüenza.The decision gate makes it possible to stop without embarrassment.
la precedencia obligadathe order that the work itself imposes, not the planPhraseC2
La precedencia obligada viene de la física, no del plan.A mandatory dependency comes from the thing itself, not from the plan.
la cadena críticathe critical chain, which counts the people as well as the tasksPhraseC2
La cadena crítica tiene en cuenta también los recursos.The critical chain takes the resources into account too.
la holgura de una tareathe slack on one task, gone the moment another slipsPhraseC2
La holgura de una tarea desaparece en cuanto se retrasa otra.The slack on a task disappears as soon as another one slips.
el diagrama de barrasthe bar chart, read at a glance and misleading about what depends on whatPhraseC2
El diagrama de barras se lee de un vistazo y engaña con las dependencias.The bar chart is read at a glance and misleads about the dependencies.
la línea base del proyectothe plan frozen at the start, against which everything is comparedPhraseC2
La línea base del proyecto se congela y se compara.The project baseline is frozen and compared against.
la estimación por analogíathe estimate taken from a project that was like this onePhraseC2
La estimación por analogía usa un proyecto parecido.Estimating by analogy uses a project that was similar.
la estimación de tres valoresthe estimate that weighs an optimistic and a pessimistic figurePhraseC2
La estimación de tres valores pesa lo optimista y lo pesimista.Three-point estimating weighs the optimistic and the pessimistic figure.
la reserva de contingenciathe reserve set aside for the risks that were foreseenPhraseC2
La reserva de contingencia cubre lo previsto que puede fallar.The contingency reserve covers the foreseen things that may go wrong.
la reserva de gestiónthe reserve set aside for the ones that were notPhraseC2
La reserva de gestión cubre lo que nadie previó.The management reserve covers what nobody foresaw.
el valor ganadothe value of the work actually done, measured as progressPhraseC2
El valor ganado mide avance, no gasto.Earned value measures progress, not spending.
el índice de rendimiento del calendariothe index that says how the schedule is performingPhraseC2
El índice de rendimiento del calendario cayó a cero coma ocho.The schedule performance index fell to nought point eight.
el índice de rendimiento del costethe index that says how the money is performingPhraseC2
El índice de rendimiento del coste apenas mejora una vez perdido.The cost performance index hardly recovers once it is lost.
la estimación a la conclusiónthe forecast of what the whole thing will cost in the endPhraseC2
La estimación a la conclusión se recalcula cada mes.The estimate at completion is recalculated every month.
el registro de riesgosthe register of risks, which lives or dies by the monthly reviewPhraseC2
El registro de riesgos vive o muere en la revisión mensual.The risk register lives or dies by the monthly review.
la probabilidad y el impactothe two things judged separately: how likely, and how badPhraseC2
La probabilidad y el impacto se valoran por separado.Likelihood and impact are judged separately.
la respuesta al riesgothe answer chosen to a risk: avoid, reduce, pass on, acceptPhraseC2
La respuesta al riesgo puede ser evitar, mitigar, transferir o aceptar.The risk response may be to avoid, reduce, transfer or accept.
el riesgo residualthe risk that is still there after the measure has been takenPhraseC2
El riesgo residual queda después de la medida.The residual risk is what is left after the measure.
el plan de contingenciathe plan held ready, set off by a trigger agreed in advancePhraseC2
El plan de contingencia se activa con un disparador definido.The contingency plan is set off by a defined trigger.
el problema abiertothe open point, which carries a name and a datePhraseC2
El problema abierto lleva nombre y fecha.The open issue carries a name and a date.
la escalada del asuntothe passing of a matter upwards, which is a procedure and not a complaintPhraseC2
La escalada del asunto no es una queja, es un procedimiento.Escalating a matter is not a complaint, it is a procedure.
el control de cambiosthe control of changes, which prices them before agreeingPhraseC2
El control de cambios valora coste y plazo antes de aceptar.Change control prices the cost and the delay before agreeing.
la solicitud de cambiothe change request, written down even when it is turned downPhraseC2
La solicitud de cambio se documenta aunque se rechace.The change request is documented even when it is refused.
la matriz de responsabilidadesthe grid that leaves exactly one person answerable per taskPhraseC2
La matriz de responsabilidades deja un solo responsable por tarea.The responsibility matrix leaves one person answerable per task.
la asignación de recursosthe giving out of people and equipment to the workPhraseC2
La asignación de recursos choca entre proyectos.Resource allocation clashes between projects.
la nivelación de recursosthe smoothing of that, which buys realism with timePhraseC2
La nivelación de recursos alarga el plazo a cambio de realismo.Resource levelling lengthens the schedule in exchange for realism.
la cartera de proyectosthe whole set of projects, ranked against each otherPhraseC2
La cartera de proyectos se prioriza una vez al trimestre.The project portfolio is prioritised once a quarter.
la oficina de proyectosthe office that keeps the methodPhraseC2
La oficina de proyectos guarda el método, no el poder.The project office keeps the method, not the power.
el enfoque en cascadathe approach that assumes the scope is known at the startPhraseC2
El enfoque en cascada supone que el alcance está claro.The waterfall approach assumes the scope is clear.
el enfoque iterativothe approach that delivers a little, early, and againPhraseC2
El enfoque iterativo entrega poco y pronto.The iterative approach delivers little and soon.
el incremento entregablethe piece delivered along the way, which has to work on its ownPhraseC2
El incremento entregable tiene que funcionar por sí solo.The deliverable increment has to work on its own.
la retrospectiva del equipothe team's look back, which ends with two changes and not twentyPhraseC2
La retrospectiva del equipo termina con dos cambios, no con veinte.The team retrospective ends with two changes, not twenty.
la deuda técnica acumuladathe shortcuts taken in the building, which are paid for later with interestPhraseC2
La deuda técnica acumulada se paga con intereses.Accumulated technical debt is paid back with interest.
el acta de reunión de seguimientothe minutes of the progress meeting, which record decisionsPhraseC2
El acta de reunión de seguimiento recoge decisiones, no discursos.The minutes of the progress meeting record decisions, not speeches.
el semáforo de estadothe status light, which turns amber too latePhraseC2
El semáforo de estado se pone en ámbar demasiado tarde.The status light turns amber too late.
la aceptación formal del clientethe customer's formal acceptance, which puts a date on the endPhraseC2
La aceptación formal del cliente pone fecha al final.The customer's formal acceptance puts a date on the end.
el informe de experienciasthe write-up of what was learned, worth having only if somebody reads itPhraseC2
El informe de experiencias solo vale si alguien lo lee después.The lessons report is worth something only if somebody reads it afterwards.
la transferencia a explotaciónthe handover to the people who will run it from now onPhraseC2
La transferencia a explotación se prepara desde el principio.The handover to operations is prepared from the start.
el beneficio realizado del proyectothe benefit that actually arrived, measured a year laterPhraseC2
El beneficio realizado del proyecto se mide un año después.The benefit the project actually delivered is measured a year later.
Noun (m) (1)
el entregablethe thing that gets delivered, with an acceptance test written downNoun (m)C2
El entregable tiene un criterio de aceptación escrito.The deliverable has a written acceptance criterion.
Noun (f) (1)
la sobreasignaciónthe giving out of more of somebody than there isNoun (f)C2
La sobreasignación se ve solo mirando la cartera entera.Over-allocation shows only when the whole portfolio is looked at.
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