Useful Expressions
Useful expression to paraphrase, to clarify smth or convey you understood smth correctly
A noun that outlines what the project will deliver, what’s included, and what’s not.
Project scope
It’s on my list of things to do
It's on the backlog
N/Ving is negotiable, we can talk about it and negotiate, but N/Ving is non negotiable
N/Ving is on the table, but N/Ving is off the table
To not do smth properly, to take a shortcut or leave out an important step usually in order to make it easier or to save time or money
to cut corners
Don't cut any corners
When you want to let others know that you have finished what you wanted to say
I'll leave it there
A significant checkpoint or event that marks the completion of a major phase or deliverable within a project.
A milestone
N/ving has begun and is ongoing
N/Ving is/are underway
When negotiating a useful phrase to express that smth is totally unacceptable to you,
Ving / Not Ving is a deal breaker
to do something correctly and strictly following all the rules and regulations with no short cuts
Do things by the book
This is a very important project so we have to do things by the book
When you want to finish the meeting and summarize the key points
The process of identifying and analyzing the gap between the current state and the desired future state in order to determine what resources, actions, or solutions are required to achieve project goals.
A Needs Assessment
To reduce the negative impact or effect of smth
Mitigate (v)
Useful expression to convey understanding and show the counterpart you understand what they're saying before you disagree
I see where you're coming from, but
Realize you are in a difficult situation and accept you have to deal with it, and do something about it
Face up to smth
Useful expression to use when you want your team to stop playing the blame game and focus on the root case of the problem
Let's attack the problem, not each other
When you want to give your predictions assuming everything goes according to plan (optimstic) and when assuming nothing goes according to plan (pessimistic)
Best case scenario N/Ving will V
Worst case scenario N/Ving will V
To make smby like and trust you
To win smby over (v)
I won my team over by sharing some of the tough lessons I learned through my experience over coffee
When you have finished saying what you wanted to say and would like smby else to continue
I'll hand over to smby
To burn the midnight oil
To be in charge of or responsible for smth
Take the lead on N/Ving
A point of congestion or limitation in a process that slows down progress or productivity.
A bottleneck
When you want to encourage the counterpart to make some concessions or make a compromise
Can you meet me halfway?
Let's meet halfway
Can you meet me in the middle?
Let's meet in the middle
When you want your team members to CC each other and share important project updates with each other
Please keep each other in the loop
To share you ideas with your team members so you can get their feedback
Bounce ideas off smby