1.
project proposal; draft plan
A proposed plan for a project, event, or product, typically written up for review and approval. Compound of 企画 (planning) + 案 (proposal, draft).
企画案を出す。
I submit a project proposal.
会議で新しい企画案を説明した。
I explained the new project proposal at the meeting.
部長に企画案を何度も書き直すように言われた。
The department head told me to rewrite the project proposal many times.
Common in business: a written proposal for an event, campaign, or new product that is presented for approval. The 案 suffix marks it as a draft idea still open to revision.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 企画案を出す・提出する: to submit a proposal
- 企画案を練る: to work out / refine a proposal
- 企画案が通る: a proposal is approved
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 改善案: improvement proposal — focuses on fixing an existing situation
- 提案: proposal, suggestion — the general act of proposing