Was just reviewing a document and realised we in IT use the term “the business” a lot. It struck me that maybe we should think about another term for it and stumbled across this from 2016. Click through if you want some light entertainment.
Do You Speak Corporate? Business Jargon For Humans (forbes.com)
Here are 25 business jargon terms translated into plain English!
Have started using “organisational users” (separate to customers)?
At least one on that page (out of pocket) means something entirely different for me and anyone else I can think of. Many of those terms are well understood now. Some are entirely over-used and somewhat frustrating.
Great article Jon, thank you. There are a few in that list that really “grind” me . . .
I am going to start keeping a list of “jargon terms” of my own. Who knows maybe I will publish a book one day. Thank you for the incentive.