Consulting & Strategy Jargon · Managing Director level

"Pressure test"

To "pressure test" an idea means to challenge it deliberately, looking for flaws or assumptions that could cause it to fail.

Say this instead: challenge it

How "Pressure test" shows up at work

Consultants love to pressure test because it sounds rigorous without requiring them to say the idea is bad. In practice it means a second meeting where someone asks hard questions, half of which the owner should have asked themselves.

Buzzword

Let's pressure test this plan before we bring it to the board.

Plain English

Let's challenge this plan before we bring it to the board.

Corporate Rank: Managing Director · Category: Consulting & Strategy Jargon

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