Define: "Oven-Ready" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Nod enthusiastically during the pitch, then silently configure your out-of-office auto-responder for the scheduled deployment date."
A project or strategy that is fully prepared for immediate implementation.
What does "Oven-Ready" actually mean?
"A catastrophic, untested plug-and-play Cisco SDA solution that the vendor swore would integrate seamlessly, right before it instantly loops the data center core."
"We need an oven-ready solution to present to the board."
"The vendor swore this software was oven-ready, but it doesn't even compile."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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