Recently I have been involved in a project with a business analyst. All identities are concealed to protect...me! It is slowly sapping my enthusiasm and will to care. These meetings have become like a trip to the dentist to get your teeth drilled without anaesthetic.
- We don't talk, we "dialogue".
- We don't discuss, we "interface".
- We don't help or assist, we "facilitate".
- We don't check our progress, we "milestone".
- We don't act, we "action".
At this point I am ready to chew off my foot to escape the meeting. Opinions are asked and ignored - lip service to discussion. Dissension is met with scorn and condescension. Information is apparently doled out to superiors altered to achieve a certain aim or decision.
When did people start using nouns as verbs? You cannot "action" something. You can commit to a course of action; you can plan an action; or you can "act". "Action" is a noun! Is there some secret rule that says that business analysts can't speak English correctly?
It is already affecting management! The effect is managers and supervisor using buzzwords on their staff! Nobody feels like they are communicating unless they wrap all their communications in jargon and buzzwords!!!
Learn to speak and write correct English you pompous twits!
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My personal favorite is "level set." As in, "Before we review our process efficiencies going forward, I want to level set everyone on the actions and inputs so far."
Within the next couple of days I hope to post some buzzword gems at:
http://buzzwordsmustdie.wordpress.com
(So you can probably see how I found your post.)
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