Vince's Corner

Test your knowledge of the latest workplace phrases.

Here’s a quick quiz on some of the more clever buzzwords being tossed around the cubicles these days. There’s no prize for winning except your own confirmation that you are one plugged in professional.

1. Boil the Ocean
A. Your project has become overly ambitious
B. Any further work on your project is pointless
C. You are in over your head
D. Cup O’ Noodles for lunch, again

2. Going Native
A. Starting a project over from scratch
B. When you’ve transformed from consultant to being part of the organization you were consulting for
C. Providing product information in more than one language
D. You’re considering wearing nothing on casual Friday

3. Greenfield Instance
A. Achieving an Energy Star rating
B. When a new device or project is environmentally sound
C. A clean installation of an app with no data or configurations
D. Remembering you forgot to take out the recyclable trash

4. Running in Parallel
A. Unknowingly duplicating the same work
B. Running a new system in parallel with the old
C. When an electronic device runs only on AC
D. You parked along the curb and left the engine running

5. Strawman
A. Term for a confidential project
B. A novice employee
C. A first draft to start a discussion
D. Your cute little sculpture made from soda straws

6. Talking to the Dog
A. Term for a boss who doesn’t listen
B. Term for a co-worker who doesn’t listen
C. Solving problems by talking it out
D. How it feels because your boss and co-workers never listen

ANSWERS
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C