Tools of the Trade
Sapient Know-How
Cross-Functional Connection
Strategy Know-How
Consultant Jargon
100
Indicated with a thumbtack, this Teams trick makes your most common pings more accessible
Pinned Chats
100
He is employee # 35 and he is 35 steps ahead of you, coining him our leader in strategy.
Randall Orbon
100
Without our team this acronym would be DEEP or PEED
SPEED
100
A common frame used to synthesize "strategy on a page" - complete with a foundation, pillars & a roof.
Strategy House
100
This fundamental consulting concept ensures nothing is missing, and nothing is overlapping
MECE
200
This collaborative platform is commonly used to facilitate client workshops - Sabrina refuses to use it.
MURAL
200
Sapient is only one part of the Publicis Groupe family. Name three of Sapient's siblings (agencies).
Leo Burnett, Dentsu, Starcom, Zenith, Digitas, Pub Health, Epsilon, Pub Media
200
This is the prevailing methodology to develop software and digital products, it's a synonym for nimble
Agile
200
This is the first category in our competency model - it's also the foundation of strategy work
Problem Solving
200
Every consultant's favorite, this financial term is a fancy way of saying "use".
Leverage
300
Vlookup's younger, faster, more impactful sibling
Index Match
300
Like the Avengers, this term is used to describe projects where multiple Publicis agencies come together to pursue a common goal and provide a winning solution for clients.
Power of One
300
The 'B' doesn't stand for 'boxes' in this way to summarize capability needs and assess maturity, but it may as well
BCD
300
This is the name of the core strategy phase in the PS HOW wheel. It's also another term for catching fire
Ignite
300
It's what you work on every day, it's also made of wood and attached to the back of a house
Deck
400
This teams icon suggests that a person does not want to be messaged - can you name its dual meanings? 
Do Not Disturb and Presenting
400
Publicis Sapient is the amalgamation of these two initial companies.
Sapient Nitro & Razorfish
400
This CX artifact has front stage & back stage components and ties together what is required to actually deliver an experience
Service Blueprint
400
These are the 7 countries where the strategy team is based
England, France, Germany, US, Canada, Dubai, Australia
400
This aquatic phrase is used to describe something that is clearly impossible, and thus not worth the effort of even attempting - like increasing the temperature of an enormous quantity of water to 100 C
Boil the ocean
500
Named after its popularizer, Henry, this visualization tool is often used to depict project schedules, roadmaps and more.
Gantt chart
500
This Sapient core value encourages teams to share and seek dialogue openly to deepen understanding & connection with others.
Engage with openness
500
When doing Data Strategy work - it's all about Data, Logic, Experience and...this capability
Measurement
500
This project helped our strategy practice 'take off' and provided us with one of our first DBT cases, and it's core to our Bootcamp
Heathrow
500
This is the phrase used when referring to a subset of tasks or activities that are the easiest out of the group. Oranges, anyone?
Low-hanging fruit
600
This keyboard shortcut is often used to add, edit, or modify a hyperlink to a Web page.
Ctrl K
600
This is Sapient's mission statement.
To help people thrive in the brave pursuit of next
600
A recipe is to a meal as this product artifact is to an MVP. Specifically, it contains an assortment of epics & features related to technology, training, change management, process and policy.
Mixed backlog
600
The predecessor to the SPEED framework
Three lens approach
600
It's a way of describing a type of problem clients have and comes from the world of poultry
Chicken or the egg
700
Our new knowledge management tool that makes you feel like you can discover a whole new world of strategy.
Knowledge Explorer
700
It's a training that was due on Christmas Eve, and it's also how you determine who should be leading an engagement
Delivery Archetypes
700
This is a metaphor referring to the consequences of corners being cut throughout a software project
Technology Debt
700
Shout out to Paul Gibson - this is the team in Strategy that is not MC, Tech Strategy, or Data Strategy
Ventures
700
This acronym is commonly used when referring to when a deliverable or response is due. It also buys you a few extra hours than another similar 3-letter acronym!
EOD