Project Definition and 1000 Threads

A project (or program) is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned (usually by a project team, but sometimes by a project manager or by a project planner) to achieve a particular aim.An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations".A project may be a temporary (rather than permanent) social system (work system), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints.A project may form a part of wider programme management
or function as an ad hoc system.Note that open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations.

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    Why Is My 15kV Tesla Coil Not Working?

    Hi I've built a NST 15kV tesla coil and I hooked it up today and it kinda didn't work. I'm wondering if anyone would like to help me as it's a school project and needs to be finished ASAP so if anyone might have any ideas / advice, that would be amazing! Pictures of all my parts...
  2. S

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  3. C

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  4. M

    I have been given ap project by my teachers to show the ratio between

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  5. A

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  6. T

    Parallel Computing Project on Kickstarter (computer for $99)

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  7. S

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  8. Mohamad&Issa

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  9. T

    Mechanical Engineering Senior Project Ideas in the Biomechanics field

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  10. J

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  11. S

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  12. H

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  13. J

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  14. 256bits

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  15. J

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  16. R

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  17. S

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  19. M

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  20. L

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  21. S

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  22. S

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  23. C

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  24. P

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  25. J

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  26. H

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  27. J

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  28. S

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  29. S

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  30. J

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  31. D

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  32. S

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  33. S

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  34. A

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  35. S

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  36. A

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  37. M

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  38. H

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  39. C

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  40. C

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  41. A

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  42. E

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  43. P

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  44. M

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  45. H

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  46. T

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  47. C

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  48. J

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  49. T

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  50. C

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