projectplanningtool
nounUK /ˈprɒdʒɛkt ˈplænɪŋ tuːl/
US /ˈprɑːdʒɛkt ˈplænɪŋ tuːl/
A project planning tool is a helper, like a big chart, that people use to plan and track their work.
Our teacher used a project planning tool to show us when each part of the science fair project was due.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A digital app or website that helps teams assign tasks and follow progress.
The team opened the project planning tool to see who was finishing the report.
3. A chart or board, like a Gantt chart, that shows steps and dates for a big job.
She drew a project planning tool on the whiteboard with colored sticky notes.
4. Any method or set of steps people use to organize a large piece of work.
For the school play, the director's project planning tool was a simple notebook full of lists.