workstream
workstream noun: a stream (succession) of work done on some common theme, whether by a single team or workgroup or by various ones working in a crossfunctional or multidisciplinary effort.
Noun
workstream (plural workstreams)
- A stream (succession) of work done on some common theme, whether by a single team or workgroup or by various ones working in a crossfunctional or multidisciplinary effort.
- […] so to speak, at the headwaters of the workstream. Unfinished parts flow downstream from operator to operator, section to section, division to division, until they are assembled, packed and shipped at the stream's end. Such a concept and image has several advantages. It enables one to visualize...1962, Charles Rumford Walker, Modern Technology and Civilization: An Introduction to Human Problems in the Machine Age, McGraw-Hill, pages 188-192
- Civil Engineering: The engineering workstream developed the detailed design and tender documents for the airport site formation. It also identified preliminary engineering guidelines for the airport facilities.1992, American Society of Civil Engineers, International Air Transportation: A New International Airport: Proceedings of the 22nd Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 23-25, 1992, American Society of...
- Synonyms:
- project
Examples of workstream in a sentence
- […] so to speak, at the headwaters of the workstream.1962, Charles Rumford Walker, Modern Technology and Civilization: An Introduction to Human Problems in the Machine Age, McGraw-Hill, pages...
- McKillop protested that "15 workstreams" at RBS were saying the numbers on the deal still made sense2009 February 11, Nils Pratley, “A sorry excuse for an apology”, in The Guardian:
Synonyms of workstream
Forms of workstream
| plural | workstreams |
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Origin of workstream
From work + stream.
Questions about workstream
- What does workstream mean?
- Workstream means a stream (succession) of work done on some common theme, whether by a single team or workgroup or by various ones working in a crossfunctional or multidisciplinary effort.
- How do you use workstream in a sentence?
- […] so to speak, at the headwaters of the workstream.
- What part of speech is workstream?
- Workstream is a noun.
- What is the plural of workstream?
- The plural of workstream is workstreams.
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