Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
außerhalb der Linie
English translation:
away from the track
Added to glossary by
Languageman
Aug 21, 2007 11:12
16 yrs ago
German term
außerhalb der Linie
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
Project management
This is from a presentation of the business case from the organisers of the Swiss infrastructure for the Euro 2008 championships. This particular presentation focusses on the railway network, specifically the Bahn 2000 upgrades.
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Checkliste Projekte
1. Realistischer Business Case
2. Projektorganisation ausserhalb der Linie
3. Top-Projektleiter mit Kompetenzen
4. Projektstruktur (logisch und vollständig)
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TIA for your suggestions,
Stephen
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Checkliste Projekte
1. Realistischer Business Case
2. Projektorganisation ausserhalb der Linie
3. Top-Projektleiter mit Kompetenzen
4. Projektstruktur (logisch und vollständig)
...
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TIA for your suggestions,
Stephen
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | away from the track | Maureen Millington-Brodie |
4 | project organisation matrix/ matrixed project structure | Christine Andrews (X) |
2 +1 | outside the direct project line/organisation | Ken Cox |
3 | other than in relation to the line | CMJ_Trans (X) |
2 | offside | Susan Zimmer |
Proposed translations
1 hr
Selected
away from the track
it struck me as more of a railway reference than a football one, dunno if I am right though
Note from asker:
That sounds good, thanks. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I checked with the customer, and they confirmed this 'Linie' was indeed intended in the sense of the railway, but a play on words."
24 mins
offside
I'm not all too familiar with soccer rules, but isn't there something about "offisde"? I think this here is a play on words, either being "Offside project organisation" or "Project organisation from the sideline(s)"
Note from asker:
Thanks for the suggestion. "Offside" has rather negative connotations though, which I don't think really fits with the writer's emphasis on management excellence (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_%28football%29#Offside_position). "from the sidelines" might work, but again seems a little too understated in the context. |
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1 hr
outside the direct project line/organisation
I may be barking up the wrong tree or in the wrong woods entirely, but my first reaction is that this is not directly related to railway organsations or structures, but instead project organisations and structures.
In that sense, 'project organsation outside the direct project line' would mean the support services and infrastructure for the project.
In that sense, 'project organsation outside the direct project line' would mean the support services and infrastructure for the project.
2 hrs
other than in relation to the line
my reading
2 days 4 hrs
project organisation matrix/ matrixed project structure
Could simply mean that the project organisation does not follow line management but takes skills from various line functions, i.e. is matrixed
Discussion
It probably refers to the organisation of the non-core part of the project