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Committee Speak: The Official Glossary of Committeeese

Acronyms

A set of words that have been shortened to three or four letters to save time, but actually just confuse everyone.

TLA

Three-Letter Acronym. Used to describe anything from TPS (Task, Project, Schedule) to TLA (Tough Love, Always)

Jargon

A word or phrase that sounds impressive but means nothing.

Pro forma

A fancy word for "we didn't actually do anything, but here's some paper to show for it"

Low-Value Task

A chore or duty that's not worth the time, but must be done anyway, probably by someone else