Citizen developer
Non-technical employees who create applications using low-code or no-code platforms, like DIY software development.
Corporate buzzwords beginning with C
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Clickstream
The path a user takes through a website, recorded as a sequence of clicks and page views.
Clock watcher
An employee who constantly checks the time, waiting for the day to end.
Close alignment
Being very close to agreement, which is great until someone changes their mind.
Close the loop
To complete a process or follow up on something, which sounds simple but usually involves 47 different people and systems that don't talk to each other.
Close the loop
To complete a process, which sounds simple but usually involves 47 different people and systems.
Cloud Alignment
Cloud Alignment sounds like the future but usually translates into another layer of PowerPoint slides.
Cloud Architecture
Erecting an ethereal abode in the realm of abstraction while tangible structures are relegated to the banal
Cloud Blueprint
More of a mantra than a method, Cloud Blueprint thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Cloud Ecosystem
Cloud Ecosystem promises sweeping change, though in practice it’s usually just a rebrand of existing processes.
Cloud Enablement
More of a mantra than a method, Cloud Enablement thrives in quarterly reports and keynote speeches.
Cloud Engagement
Cloud Engagement is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Cloud Experience
Cloud Experience promises sweeping change, though in practice it’s usually just a rebrand of existing processes.
Cloud Framework
No meeting is complete until someone suggests Cloud Framework as the next big move.
Cloud Initiative
When someone says Cloud Initiative, it’s often code for ‘we don’t really know what this means, but it sounds innovative.’
Cloud Integration
Think of Cloud Integration as corporate poetry: pretty words, little substance.
Cloud Journey
Think of Cloud Journey as corporate poetry: pretty words, little substance.
Cloud Metric
Despite its futuristic vibe, Cloud Metric often results in the same status quo under a trendier label.
Cloud Mindset
Despite its futuristic vibe, Cloud Mindset often results in the same status quo under a trendier label.
Cloud Optimization
Cloud Optimization sounds like the future but usually translates into another layer of PowerPoint slides.
Cloud Orchestration
When someone says Cloud Orchestration, it’s often code for ‘we don’t really know what this means, but it sounds innovative.’
Cloud Paradigm
Despite its futuristic vibe, Cloud Paradigm often results in the same status quo under a trendier label.
Cloud Pipeline
When someone says Cloud Pipeline, it’s often code for ‘we don’t really know what this means, but it sounds innovative.’
Cloud Solution
Executives use Cloud Solution to inspire confidence, while the rest of the team quietly Googles it.
Cloud Strategy
Cloud Strategy is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Cloud Synergy
Cloud Synergy is a shiny phrase that tends to generate more steering committees than real outcomes.
Cloud Touchpoint
No meeting is complete until someone suggests Cloud Touchpoint as the next big move.
Cloud Transformation
Teams invoke Cloud Transformation to suggest momentum, even when standing still.
Cloud migration
The process of moving applications, data, and infrastructure from on-premises to cloud-based systems.
Cloud-native
Applications designed specifically for cloud environments, taking advantage of cloud scalability and services.
Commerce media
Content-related buzzword that makes simple communication sound like a complex strategy.
Community-led growth
Growth-related corporate speak that promises exponential results with minimal effort.
Compelling
A word that has been so overused in corporate presentations that it now means "I can't think of a better adjective" and should be banned from all business communications.
Competitive advantage
A fancy way to say "we're better than our competitors" without actually providing evidence or specifics about how or why you're better.
Competitive moat
An advantage that protects your business, which is usually just being first to market.
Composable architecture
A software architecture approach where applications are built from reusable, modular components that can be combined flexibly.
Connected TV
Television sets that can connect to the internet and stream content, like smart TVs and streaming devices.
Consent management
The process of obtaining, storing, and managing user consent for data collection and processing, like permission slips for privacy.
Consumption-based pricing
A pricing model where customers pay based on how much they use a service, like a utility bill for software.
Containerization
A method of packaging applications and their dependencies into lightweight, portable containers for consistent deployment.