(1). The art of planting what will become a beautiful process tree.
“Yeah, we can do that. We just need to make sure we chevron out the workflow before we start working on the build.”
Chevron Out
RANDOM LINGO
Jumping Off Point
(1). A nice way to tell someone their proposal (which they thought was great) needs serious revisions.
“Thanks for that, John. I think it’s a great jumping off point for us to nail down how to handle this project. Eric, why don’t you run point on this going forward…”
Capacity
(1). n. The workload of an employee or team, which is always too much for them to handle, even when it is less than the previous time they complained about it.
(2). adj. A term used by an employee or team to indicate that their workload is too high and too much for them to handle, even when it is less than the previous time they complained about it.
“Listen guys, I am soooo over capacity here, there is no way I am going to get to everything this client needs. I mean, who’s going to plan karaoke night if I don’t? Bill’s not gonna do it! He’s already covering me so I can plan karaoke night!”