CILF (Consultant I’d Like To Fuck) - This is a an attractive consultant that you would like to have sex with.
TD (Total Dick) - The ideal management consultant. One that wears top-notch dress clothes, flies first class, rents the nicest cars from Hertz, and racks up at least $5,000 a week in expenses.
VBIT (Vacation Bound Infrequent Traveler) - This is the bumbling idiot in the seat next to you that doesn’t understand why his fucking overhead bag will simply not fit, talks your ear off since you’re ‘his neighbor’ and has fat rolls that even Krispy Kreme couldn’t be responsible for piling over into your seat. Avoid these people like the plague.
Barnery Says:
April 17th, 2007 at 6:55 pmVisit Barnery
(FNG) F*cking New Guy: refers to a new consultant either fresh out of school or from a subcontracting firm that has finally moved up the big leagues.
(PURE) Previously Unrecognized Recruiting Error: refers to someone who passed through the recruiting process that should not have.
Anonymous Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 4:01 pmVisit Anonymous
WTF - you figure it out, but seems to be needed often….
Diggler Says:
May 16th, 2007 at 2:15 pmVisit Diggler
CLM (Career Limiting Move)
GSBI (Good-Sounding Bad Idea): An idea that sounds exciting or plausible, but upon further thought or execution is revealed to be astoundingly dumb and/or dangerous
MSU (Make Shit Up)
NFW (No F*cking Way): Also known as “Needs Further Work” when the client sees it written on your proposal
POCFU (Principle Of Countervailing F*ck-Ups): In a big, complex deal the misses offset the opportunities
Kruse Says:
July 1st, 2007 at 11:54 pmVisit Kruse
(TLA) Three Letter Acronym
Value Adder Says:
July 3rd, 2007 at 12:44 amVisit Value Adder
MLAs - Multiple Letter Acronyms
FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
ORE - Obvious Recruiting Error
Anonymous Says:
July 17th, 2007 at 6:27 pmVisit Anonymous
WAG - Wild Ass Guess
SWAG - Super Wild Ass Guess
Anonymous Says:
July 18th, 2007 at 9:07 pmVisit Anonymous
AFU - All F*cked Up
CF - Cluster F*ck
Anonymous Says:
July 19th, 2007 at 2:32 pmVisit Anonymous
NVA (No Value Add) - See FNG, PURE, ORE, and occasionally a TD that can’t even help compile the bullshit. Also known as the Air Thief.
McBainCG Says:
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:30 amVisit McBainCG
WAGNER (Wild Ass Guess Not Easily Refutable) - When data to make a swanky chart is just not available then just make some shit up and cite WAGNER as the source.
Usage: Source: WAGNER
PADOMA (Pulled Directly Out Of My Ass) - A methodology or a framework that start consultants have the ability of generating on the spot, like an unstoppable fart it just comes out when the time is right.
Usage: Lets use the PADOMA framework and bucket the customers into 4 segments just to look different
Joe Wang Says:
August 15th, 2007 at 11:34 pmVisit Joe Wang
BSD - Big Swingin’ Dick.
Usage: Joe made partner. Looks like he’s the BSD (big swingin’ dick) on the block
H. Ger Says:
December 6th, 2007 at 4:26 pmVisit H. Ger
PIOYA - Pulling It Out of Your Ass - A common consultant tactic when trying to convince a client that your position is not totally horseshit.
H. Ger Says:
December 6th, 2007 at 4:42 pmVisit H. Ger
YGBSM - You Gotta Be Shitting Me - A common reaction to a Project Manager’s outrageous request.
WTF - What the F*ck? - A common phrase when one does not believe an outrageous statement.
WTF? He did not just say that? Oh, YGBSM.
matthew Says:
December 16th, 2007 at 5:41 amVisit matthew
What is 2×2? I have read this several times and don’t know the meaning (assuming it doesn’t have reference to Noah and the Ark)
Value Adder Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 1:16 amVisit Value Adder
ID 10 T
If you can’t figure it out..you are one.
mensamember Says:
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:32 amVisit mensamember
A 2×2 is a rental car that is half as powerful as a 4×4.
And if you believe that you are in the lower left quadrant. Gartner is being tongue-in-cheek when they call you a “Challenger.”