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  • Muttley08
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    numpties
    Was thinking of Humpty I think...

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by Muttley08 View Post
    Oi .... contractor PM's only use jargon when we need to try to confuse people - it's an important part of our work...

    Now PM's from consultancies...use it to try to impress the business numptys...and just look stupid...
    numpties

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Why are you still an agent, you could be a PM
    Prime minister?

    Now you are talking

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  • Muttley08
    replied
    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    Why are you still an agent, you could be a PM
    Oi .... contractor PM's only use jargon when we need to try to confuse people - it's an important part of our work...

    Now PM's from consultancies...use it to try to impress the business numptys...and just look stupid...

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  • Dundeegeorge
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    Dur

    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    All skilled trades/professions have technical terms that are necessary for precise communication between practitioners. That is not jargon.I agree with you however that many IT people cannot explain the big picture acuurately and concisely.
    jar·gon (järgn)
    n.
    1. Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk.
    2. A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin.
    3. The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. See Synonyms at dialect.
    4. Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.
    intr.v. jar·goned, jar·gon·ing, jar·gons

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    I am an expert at IT jargon, but I have'nt got a clue as what it means
    Why are you still an agent, you could be a PM

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  • Bagpuss
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    I agree with you however that many IT people cannot explain the big picture acuurately and concisely.
    classic

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  • Moose423956
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    I am an expert at IT jargon, but I have'nt got a clue as what it means
    Get a proper job then!

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
    It's on my C.V. Langagues: C++, Java XML Jargon
    I am an expert at IT jargon, but I have'nt got a clue as what it means

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    Agents may talk a lot of b*****t, but how many of you talk jargon?

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle2300707.ece
    It's on my C.V. Langagues: C++, Java XML Jargon

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  • sasguru
    replied
    All skilled trades/professions have technical terms that are necessary for precise communication between practitioners. That is not jargon.
    I agree with you however that many IT people cannot explain the big picture acuurately and concisely.

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  • DodgyAgent
    started a topic Here is another one

    Here is another one

    Agents may talk a lot of b*****t, but how many of you talk jargon?

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle2300707.ece
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