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(1). A request to management for the funding of a project (usually some kind of technology enhancement), which is somehow always just not able to be squeezed into the budget this year.
“Sure, $5,000 for new printers is a huge ask, but we’re running out of dot matrix paper and eBay’s tapped out!”
(1). To bug, bother, and otherwise annoy customers who have already said their purchase decision is months away to see if you can squeeze a purchase order from them anyway. Frequently used at month or quarter-end.
“Boy, Drew…you’ve been on the phone all day today. Trying to scrub the funnel before comp day, eh?”
Props to Sean for the submission!
(1). Something “the business” needs that’s going to be difficult (read: expensive) to code.
“Yeah, we may need to include that requirement in a later release. It’s a bit of a heavy lift for the team and might impact the project timeline.”
