A.

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Corporate Speak
ACCOUNTABILITY n.
Responsibility assigned downward after authority has remained above.
Agile & Delivery
AGILE adj.
A software-development method for treating the absence of a plan as adaptability.
Data & AI
AI STRATEGY n.
An executive pledge to keep up with the competition, consisting of a PowerPoint, some vibe coding and a generative-AI team in search of a purpose.
Corporate Speak
ALIGNMENT n.
Agreement sufficiently vague to survive contact with disagreement.
Meetings & Office Life
ALL-HANDS n.
A meeting requiring everybody's attendance and very few people's participation.
Software Engineering
API n.
A contract between systems, revised whenever either party feels sufficiently confident.
Corporate Speak
AUTONOMY n.
Freedom to choose among approved alternatives.

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