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fragmented plan

[FRAG-men-ted plan]
nounpl: fragmented plans
plano fragmentado
1. A plan or strategy that lacks cohesion, is divided into disconnected parts, or lacks unified direction and coordination
The company's fragmented plan failed because different departments were not working towards the same goals.
O plano fragmentado da empresa fracassou porque diferentes departamentos não estavam trabalhando em prol dos mesmos objetivos.
2. A plan that is broken down into separate, often poorly integrated components without clear connections
The government's fragmented plan for urban development created confusion among contractors.
O plano fragmentado do governo para desenvolvimento urbano criou confusão entre os empreiteiros.
Synonyms
disjointed plandisconnected planpiecemeal planincoherent planscattered plan
Antonyms
unified planintegrated plancoherent plancomprehensive planconsolidated plan

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
plano fragmentado
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
plano fragmentado / projeto descosido
more colloquial alternative using 'descosido' (unstitched)
Portugal
plano fragmentado / plano desarticulado
European Portuguese may prefer 'desarticulado' (disarticulated)

Related Idioms & Phrases

all over the place
flying by the seat of one's pants
scattered to the four winds
lacking a coherent strategy
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