Category Archives: Business jargon & politics

Bandwidth & Bureaucracy

A long time since I made a post in this section of Jargon. On a call today, someone used, well almost one of these expressions that sparked a thought. We all talk and die by prioritisation especially in larger companies. … Continue reading

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Office vocab – “Front & Centre”

Word:  ”Front & Centre” Definition:  To bring this topic to the front of thinking and focus on it. Context: Normally buzzed in the same space as “Deep Dive” when something needs to be focused on.  I personally hate this one!

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Office vocab – “Deep Dive”

Word: “Deep dive” Definition: To actually look into something!  Normally an action after a meeting when someone is tasked in investigating why something has happened. Context: ”To Deep dive” is to do the work.  Normally associated with marketing stats investigation.

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Office vocab – “T shirt sizing”

Word: “T shirt sizing” Definition: A crude way to estimate the size of a new project e.g. small, medium, large, X-large Context: A way to make a first cut of tech project priotisation.    

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Office vocab – “heads up!!

Word: “Heads up” Definition 1: When a colleague you like, gives you prior warning on a topic that will affect your job. Definition 2: When a colleague you don’t like/your boss/your bosses peers are going to dump on you in … Continue reading

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