Define: "Brain dump" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Someone is leaving the company and wants to offload their knowledge in 30 minutes. Record the session."
The transfer of a large quantity of information from one person to another.
What does "Brain dump" actually mean?
"A disorganized rant by a project manager who is hoping you can figure out what they meant."
"Before you leave for vacation, please schedule a quick brain dump with the junior developers."
"The departing sysadmin gave us a frantic 30-minute brain dump before walking out, leaving us with a whiteboard of illegible acronyms and no passwords."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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