inefficient plan
[ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt plæn]
noun phrasepl: inefficient plans / planos ineficientes
plano ineficiente
1. A course of action or strategy that fails to achieve its objectives with minimal waste of time, resources, or effort
The company's inefficient plan resulted in missed deadlines and budget overruns.
O plano ineficiente da empresa resultou em prazos perdidos e excesso de orçamento.
2. A poorly designed scheme that does not optimize the use of available resources
We need to abandon this inefficient plan and develop a better strategy.
Precisamos abandonar este plano ineficiente e desenvolver uma estratégia melhor.
In Brazilian business culture, acknowledging and correcting inefficient plans quickly is valued. The phrase is commonly used in corporate meetings and project management discussions. In the USA, calling out an inefficient plan is seen as constructive criticism and problem-solving.
NYC Slang
half-baked plan, weak plan, plan that sucks
Related Idioms & Phrases
a plan that doesn't hold water
reinventar a roda com um plano ineficiente (to reinvent the wheel with an inefficient plan)
put the cart before the horse
jogar dinheiro fora com um plano ineficiente (to throw money away with an inefficient plan)
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