Consulting & Strategy Jargon · Managing Director level

"Best-in-breed"

"Best-in-breed" describes a product or solution that is the top option in its specific category, even if it does not cover every function an organization needs.

Say this instead: top of its category

How "Best-in-breed" shows up at work

Strategy consultants use this to justify buying five different tools instead of one integrated platform. The argument is that each tool is the best at its job, which sidesteps the question of whether they will actually work together.

Buzzword

We recommend a best-in-breed approach rather than a single vendor for the whole stack.

Plain English

We recommend using the top option in each category rather than a single vendor for the whole stack.

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