Klargjorts

Klargjorts is a neologism used in technology, project management, and online communities to denote work that is completed and documented in a transparent, verifiable manner. The word is formed from the Scandinavian elements klar meaning clear and gjort meaning done, signaling that outcomes are concrete and communications are open.

In practice, a klargjorts task or initiative includes a clearly stated objective, an accessible record of steps taken, tests or validations, and artifacts such as release notes, code reviews, test results, and decision logs that are publicly available or shared with stakeholders.

Origin and spread: The concept appears to have arisen in Nordic tech and civic forums during the 2010s and later disseminated through international open-source projects and agile-management discourse.

Variants and usage: The term is applied to describe PRs, project milestones, or reports that meet criteria of transparency and verifiability. In some contexts, a klargjorts release implies not only functionality but documented rationale and impact assessment.

Reception: Proponents view klargjorts as a guard against ambiguity and scope creep, while critics warn that it can become performative if the emphasis shifts from genuine accountability to signaling.

See also: transparency, accountability, project management, open science.