Acronym Soup
This three-letter acronym refers to a measurable target used to track performance
What is a KPI?
When someone says this, they want to discuss the topic privately or after the meeting.
What is “take this offline”?
This phrase means, “I’m adding someone else to this email conversation.”
What is “looping you in”?
This phrase means generating ideas freely, usually as a group
What is brainstorming?
This document usually explains what a project intends to achieve and why.
What is a business case?
This acronym represents the date by which something is expected to be completed.
What is an ETA?
This phrase means giving everyone a brief update on what has happened so far.
What is “bringing everyone up to speed”?
As discussed” is often corporate shorthand for this
What is “we already talked about this”
When a company wants an easy achievement that can be delivered quickly, it may call it this
What is a quick win?
This term refers to something that could negatively affect a project if it happens
What is a risk?
This acronym is used for a document describing the required features or expectations for a project or system
What is a BRD?
If someone asks you to “circle back,” they want you to do this.
What is revisit/follow up on the topic?
Someone who writes “per my last email” is usually reminding you of this.
What is information they already sent?
When teams say they need “alignment,” they generally want this.
What is agreement or a shared understanding?
These are people or groups who have an interest in or are affected by a project.
Who are stakeholders?
This acronym describes an agreement defining expected service performance, such as uptime or response times.
What is an SLA?
This phrase is used when someone wants to quickly hear everyone’s opinion before making a decision.
What is “go around the room”?
Gentle reminder” is usually corporate language for this message.
What is “you still haven’t done this”?
To “leverage” something means to do this with an existing resource or capability.
What is use it to your advantage?
A project’s uncontrolled expansion beyond its original requirements is known as this
What is scope creep?
This acronym refers to the maximum amount of time a system can be unavailable before it must be restored.
What is RTO (Recovery Time Objective)?
A meeting described as a “deep dive” is expected to do this.
What is examine a topic in detail?
“For visibility” usually means the recipient is being included for this reason
What is awareness/information rather than action?
A “paradigm shift” describes this kind of change.
What is a major change in approach or thinking?
When a team reviews what worked, what didn’t and what should change after an iteration, this meeting is called this.
What is a retrospective?