endurskipuleggja

Endurskipuleggja is an Icelandic verb meaning to reorganize or restructure a system, organization, process, or project. It implies altering the arrangement of components, roles, workflows, or resources with the aim of improving efficiency, effectiveness, or alignment with new goals. It can also mean to replan or reallocate resources, tasks, or schedules.

The word is formed from the prefix endur- meaning again or anew, combined with skipuleggja, which means to organize or plan. The related noun endurskipulagning refers to the act or result of reorganizing.

Usage of endurskipuleggja is common in business administration, public administration, and project management. In a corporate context, it may describe changes such as restructuring departments, altering reporting lines, reassigning responsibilities, or revising workflows. In government or municipal settings, it can denote the reallocation of budgets, consolidation of agencies, or reforms in service delivery. In project management, endurskipuleggja can involve revising timelines, milestones, and resource allocation in response to risks or new objectives. It is typically used in statements that describe a deliberate process of change, for example: the company had to endurskipuleggja rekstrarferlið or the government restructured its service delivery through endurskipulagning.

Related concepts include endurskipulagning (reorganization) and skipuleggja (to organize or plan). Endurskipuleggja emphasizes the process of restructuring and re-planning to meet new aims.