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project tracker

English translation: tool used to track a project

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English term or phrase:project tracker
Selected answer:tool used to track a project
Entered by: Jenni Lukac (X)

15:56 Jul 16, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
English term or phrase: project tracker
I am translating a report on an audit carried out in a chemical plant.
I don’t know whether the phrase ‘’project tracker’’, as used below, refers to a tool OR a person monitoring progress of projects.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


‘’FINDINGS/AREAS OF POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT

-KPI’s and goals are defined, but there is no evidence of detailed action plans at production department level to reach their goals ( identified projects with progress trackers).
- Process engineer is building a powerful excel file which is used by manufacturing controller to provide KPIs on cycle time and SRC ( Second Run Capability ); there is no evidence that the process engineer is using it in a systematic way to define improvement actions through analysis of the data.



RECOMMENDATION


1. On top of KPI’s definition, each production cell should
o identify key actions which will be critical to achieve goals,
o define *project trackers* with role, responsibilities and timing
o and follow them up on a monthly basis.’’
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 13:00
tool
Explanation:
My take is that it's a tool here - the spread sheet or other mechanism for keeping track of data, schedules, etc. The "with role, etc." I understand to be what should be put in this tracker.
Selected response from:

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 13:00
Grading comment
Thank you Jenni!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2tool
Jenni Lukac (X)
4 +1a person
Martin Riordan
3 +1person tracking projects
Stephanie Ezrol
4Responsable suvi de projet
claude-andrew
1 +1metrics
Ambrose Li


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
person tracking projects


Explanation:
Because of the use of the term role, I think this is most probably a person.

HERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SUCH A ROLE:
A project tracker has the same role: collecting actuals (project data), analysing the data, and producing reports for management, sponsors, and other controlling parties. I tell my students that although these individuals may perform an important role, they are usually not leading or managing projects with authority as we would usually expect from people holding the project manager title.
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/project-managers-trackers-and-...



Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 07:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
17 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a person


Explanation:
I think the phrase below indicates that the project tracker is a person, with "role, responsabilities and timing".

"define *project trackers* with role, responsibilities and timing and follow them up on a monthly basis"

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liz Dexter (was Broomfield): Yes, I agree, a tool or piece of software couldn't have responsibilities even if it had a role and timing!
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Liz!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Responsable suvi de projet


Explanation:
A fairly common term in job descriptions


    Reference: http://www.viadeo.com/search/rplg/fr/Responsable+suivi+de+pr...
claude-andrew
France
Local time: 13:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tool


Explanation:
My take is that it's a tool here - the spread sheet or other mechanism for keeping track of data, schedules, etc. The "with role, etc." I understand to be what should be put in this tracker.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 13:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Thank you Jenni!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Nolan: And ''follow up'' usually would go with a thing (tool) rather than a person, I believe.
43 mins
  -> Thanks, clain. The writer may actually be using the word in both senses here, but without a tool, no person can carry out the job (conservative choice).
agree  Phong Le
10 hrs
  -> Thanks and regards from Spain, Phong. Have a good afternoon.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
metrics


Explanation:
This is out of my area. However, I think based on the context, it is neither a person nor a tool.

It seems that “project trackers” and “progress trackers” are synonyms in the text, and they form part of what the audit calls the use of KPIs “in a systematic way”. My guess here is that project trackers are metrics. They are not the KPIs themselves, but other metrics that form part of the “detailed action plans” and that tell you along the way whether the plans are working or not.

I believe this is a plausible possibility, as http://www.ekgroup.co.uk/content/tools/tangonet.asp shows.

Ambrose Li
Canada
Local time: 07:00

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hassan Lotfy: indicators specific to project management (KPIs are global top-level indicators)
1 hr
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