Define: "Mission critical" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"If it breaks, you get fired. Implement redundancy and pray."
Essential to the functioning of an organization or system.
What does "Mission critical" actually mean?
"The legacy app built in 1998 that runs the entire payroll system and cannot be updated."
"The payment processing gateway is considered a mission critical component of our platform."
"Upgrading the coffee machine was deemed mission critical by the sales team, while the failing backup generator was pushed to next year's budget."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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