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At the end of the day After everything has passed or been said.
Ballpark Estimate.
Bang for the buck What you get in return for investing time, energy, money, or whatever else
you invest.
Guesstimate Estimate.
Best practice An industry's best way of doing any particular work, a measure that companies
can use as a point of comparison.
Brain dump The act of saying everything that's on your mind, without filtering it or organizing it.
Bring to the table What someone contributes to the team, or the company, or the deal.
Brown bag (as a verb) To do something while eating a lunch you brought from home or bought
as carry out.
Budget crunch When the budget is less than in previous budget periods, so there is less
money to spend.
Capacity The potential to do something, as in this department has built the capacity to handle
more transactions.
Core competency A key strenght or hability, without which the businesss wouldn't exist as
such.
Deem Consider.
Due diligence Research about a company before buying it. People also use it in other contexts,
like "I made sure I did my due diligence before I bought this software package".
Ensue Follow.
Focal point. The point where all the attention is asked for and given.
Full disclosure A complete description of something, including what's good and bad about it.
Functionality The tasks and processes that a computer software program allows you to do, as
in The payroll system has limited funcionality, it doesn't let me print duplicate checks. Gap
analysis The study of what is missing between what is offered and what is required. These
jargon words are usually used when buying computer software, and you complete a gap
analysis between what the software offers and what you need.
Giving 110 percent, Going the distance or Going the extra mile Giving your job more than
what's expected.
Granular Information or data that is broken down, as in These sales figures need to be more
granular, so we can see sales per person, per month.
Guesstimate or Wag (Wildassguess) means an estimate that is not really founded on any
solid foundation, it's just a guess.
Heads up Warning.
His/her baby A project that was started by x employee, as in X can't let that project fail, it's his
baby.
In a nutshell In summary.
In bed with When someone has close ties with someone else. It's somewhat accussatory of
wrongdoing, as in Paul in HR is in bed with the XYZ company. He's always promoting its
products.
In the black Making money, not losing it, as when you're in the red.
In the interest of time To speed things up and not take any more time.
Indicate Demonstrate or point to, as in All data indicates we're headed for a good sales month.
Insource Have internal employees complete the work, as oppossed to Outsource, when you
hire external people to do the work.
Keep someone in the loop or Keep someone posted To keep someone informed.Learning
organization An organization that's focuses time, energy and money on developing its staff.
Level playing field When conditions for everyone are equal, no one has advantage over
another.
Low hanging fruit The rewards that are easier and faster to get.
Manage expectations To discuss openly and clearly what to expect out of a project or a
product or a service.
Milestone We got this from the project jargon words. It means a significative point in a
development or a project, as in Finishing the marketing test is a major milestone.
Out of pocket When a department spends money in excess of what can be absorbed by
routine operating expenses.
Out of the loop When someone is not kept informed, is left out of the loop.
Outcomes Results.
Placeholder When something is put in place to reserve the space for something else, as in We
used $10,000 only as a placeholder for the department's office supplies budget, we know now
that the corret amount is $9,400.
Power lunch, Power breakfast, Power nap, Power walks These business jargon words
became popular all at once and seem to have gone away in the same manner. They mean fast
paced or done quickly for the sake of career advancement.
Prairie-dogging Heads popping up over the walls of cubicles to see what just happened.
Provide Give.
Put to bed Consider an issue done and resolved, as in That problem has been put to bed.
Reality check When you take a break from working on an assignment to reflect and discuss
how the assignment is coming along, as in We need to do a reality check on that project, I think
we're getting off course.
Robust This is one of those computer jargon words. It means solid, proven, free of errors (if
there's such a thing)
Server farm Another one of those computer jargon words. It means a computer room that
contains several computer servers.
Source (as a verb) This word is closely related to insource and outsource, it means where the
labor force comes from, as in We plan to source our marketing to XYZ Inc., meaning, we will
hire XYZ to do our marketing.
Sustainable This came from the green and echological shift we experienced in recent years.
The word means something that can be maintained with existing resources.
Take away (used as a noun) The lessons and final points you get from a speech. The most
important points made.
Think outside the box To think beyond the limitations of what's been done before. To be
creative, to innovate.
Transpire What happens at a meeting, as in Mary took notes of what transpired at today's
meeting.
User experience The way a computer system looks and feels like to a person using it.
Win win Something that is good for both parties, as in This is a win-win solution.
Zero sum game A situation where some have to lose for others to win.