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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 329262" data-attributes="member: 1246">UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE SPEAK...............Essentially complete =&nbsp; It&#039;s half done.We predict = We hope to God!Risk is high, but within acceptable ranges of risk =&nbsp; 100:1 odds, or with 10 times over budget using 10 times the people we said we&#039;d employ.Potential show stopper =&nbsp; The team has updated their resumes.Serious but not insurmountable problems =&nbsp; It&#039;ll take a miracleBasic agreement has been reached&nbsp; =&nbsp; They won&#039;t even talk to us.Results are being quantified =&nbsp; We&#039;re massaging the numbers so they will agree with our conclusions.Task force to review =&nbsp; Seven people who are incompetent at their regular jobs have been loaned to the projectNot well defined at this time =&nbsp; Nobody&#039;s even thought about it.Still analyzing the requirements: = See previous answer.Not well understood =&nbsp; Now that we&#039;ve thought about it, we don&#039;t want to think about it anymore.Requires further analysis and management attention =&nbsp; Totally out of control!Results are promising =&nbsp; Turned power on and no smoke detected -- this time... </blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 329262, member: 1246"] [FONT=Times New Roman]UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE SPEAK............... Essentially complete = It's half done. We predict = We hope to God! Risk is high, but within acceptable ranges of risk = 100:1 odds, or with 10 times over budget using 10 times the people we said we'd employ. Potential show stopper = The team has updated their resumes. Serious but not insurmountable problems = It'll take a miracle Basic agreement has been reached = They won't even talk to us. Results are being quantified = We're massaging the numbers so they will agree with our conclusions. Task force to review = Seven people who are incompetent at their regular jobs have been loaned to the project Not well defined at this time = Nobody's even thought about it. Still analyzing the requirements: = See previous answer. Not well understood = Now that we've thought about it, we don't want to think about it anymore. Requires further analysis and management attention = Totally out of control! Results are promising = Turned power on and no smoke detected -- this time... [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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