Define: "In-flight" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"As long as it is in-flight, nobody asks for the final deliverableDeliverableThe PowerPoint deck we will present to prove we actually did work this week.. Ride the delay as long as possible."
A project or initiative that is currently underway and actively progressing toward completion.
What does "In-flight" actually mean?
"Pretending a massive infrastructure migration is actively progressing simply because a Jira epic was opened six months ago."
"We have several in-flight initiatives aimed at improving employee wellness this quarter."
"The data center migration is technically in-flight, even though nobody has touched the hardware since November."
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18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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