Procjenu

Procjenu is the accusative singular form of the feminine noun procjena, used in several South Slavic languages such as Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian. The root procjena denotes estimation, assessment, or appraisal—the act of determining the value, size, cost, or likelihood of something. In standard usage, procjenu appears as the direct object in sentences such as izraditi procjenu troškova (to prepare an estimate of costs) or dati procjenu rizika (to give an assessment of risk).

Procjenu is applied across many domains, including finance and budgeting (procjena troškova), project management (procjena vremena), risk assessment (procjena rizika), real estate (procjena vrijednosti nekretnine), and policy analysis. As a concept, it is generally synonymous with English estimate or assessment, depending on context; the term emphasizes the result of estimation rather than the method used.

Producing a procjenu may involve quantitative techniques—statistical estimation, models, and sampling—or qualitative methods such as expert judgment and scenario analysis. Because a procjenu reflects value or likelihood that is uncertain, its reporting often includes a range or confidence level to convey uncertainty.

Etymology and usage note: procjena derives from the verb procijeniti (to estimate). In written and spoken language, procjena and its inflected forms, including procjenu, appear in official documents, contracts, and technical reports to denote the act or result of estimation.

See also: procijeniti, procjena rizika, procjena vrijednosti, estimation (general).