A decision that forces a person or a team to take a specific action, which will produce a desired outcome.
Example: The company released a MVP of the new product. It didn't have all the features needed that target customers requested, but it was a forcing function for the company's Engineering team to move faster and ship all the features needed.
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/24/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Forcing Function." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1556. Accessed 04/24/2024.