Readers Say: Buzzwords Must Die, Or Not
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We asked what IT buzzwords should be banished from the lexicon. Some responses: Stu says: "We have a Process Improvement Group and we use the acronym PIG. Seriously, is that really necessary?" Joan says jargon is deeply entrenched: "My own IT co-workers were offended when I would simplify complex concepts into language that non-technical people could grasp. They felt that I was somehow undermining their value as professionals, cutting down their impressive technological knowledge and capabilities." Alli-O snarked back at arguments that jargon was necessary: "We must not sacrifice leveraging our investment towards network visibility in the name of aligning techno-babble with understandable English." More comments below the original post. |
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Things should not be that complicated. Plain (understandable ) english are what my clients want. When they understand a little more of what you are talking about they feel more comfortable about where their money is going.
I took PC, electrical, and repair courses because the tech people I was using were confusing me with their talk. I think this was to keep me from fixing the more simple things.
Posted by Dale | March 11, 2009 9:59 AM