micromanagement

alternative micro-management

1. uncountableThe direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.

   After years of micromanagement by the Department for Transport, it finally seemed as if the door was fully open to the concept of Rail Devolution, with the prospect of local officials planning and delivering local train services.

   2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Will devolution deliver real local control?”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 44

2. uncountablegamesThe management of short-term or small-scale aspects of a strategy game.

   Antonyms: macromanagement