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Business Jargon

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action items
noun, plural
tasks that needs to be completed
all hands meeting
noun
meeting that everyone must attend
analysis paralysis
adjective
inability to make a decision due to the availability of too much information
best practice
noun
policy that should be followed
bleeding edge technology
noun
brand new technology requiring the user to extend greater expense to use it
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blue ocean strategy
noun
create demand in an un-tapped market space
business model
noun
plan implemented by a company to generate revenue and make a profit from operations
change agent
noun
someone or something that brings about change
circle back
verb
return to a particular issue at a later time
commoditize
verb (used with
to turn into a commodity
core competency
noun
task that someone performs the best
crowd sourcing
verb
to outsource work to an unspecified group of people
cycles
noun
time taken or needed for a specific project
deliverables
noun
something that can be executed to the final degree
disambiguate
noun
to remove the ambiguity from
due diligence
noun
in-depth analysis; research
efforting
noun
working on a specific project
file 13
noun
refers to a trash can
granular level
noun
minute details of an issue
guerilla marketing
noun
unconventional means of promoting a product, relies on imagination and time
hard stop
noun
finite ending time of a meeting
interface
noun
to meet or communicate directly
leapfrog
noun
advance from one position or situation to another without progressing through the stages in between
magic bullet
noun
fail-safe solution to a problem
monetize
verb (used with
to give the character of money to
off shoring
noun
practice of moving a company's operating base to a foreign country where labor costs are cheaper
operationalize
verb
define a concept or variable so that it can be measured or expressed quantitatively
outsourcing
verb (used with
to contract out
pain point
noun
level of difficulty motivating someone to seek a solution
ping
verb
to contact via phone, email or text
price point
noun
price for which something is sold on the retail market
rainmaker
noun
someone who has an exceptional ability to attract clients, increase profits
relationship marketing
noun
company seeks to build long-term relationships with customers by providing consistent satisfaction
retread
verb (used with
to repeat or do over
scalable
adjective
able to be expanded to cope with increased use
scope
noun
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness
scope creep
noun
unexpected changes to a certain project's scope
shotgun approach
noun
hasty use of a wide range of techniques that are nonselective and haphazard
skin in the game
verb (used with
insiders use their own money to buy stock in the company they are running
snail mail
verb
send by the conventional postal system rather than by electronic mail
sourcing
noun
buying of components of a product from an outside supplier
streamlining
verb
to alter in order to make more efficient or to simplify
sweat equity
noun
unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property
swot analysis
noun
tool that identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization
synergies
noun, plural
cooperative action of two or more
tipping point
noun
crisis stage in a process, when a significant change takes place
wet signature
noun
actual signature as opposed to an electronic signature
whiteboard
noun
shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on
zero sum game
noun
sum of the winnings and losses of the various players is always zero

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