Tech, Product & Agile Jargon · Managing Director level

"Turnkey"

"Turnkey" describes a product, system, or solution that is fully set up and ready to use immediately, with no additional work required from the buyer.

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How "Turnkey" shows up at work

Sales and product teams love this word because it implies the customer gets to skip straight to the good part. In practice, the key rarely turns as smoothly as promised. The word does extra work in proposals where scope is still fuzzy.

Buzzword

We're offering a turnkey solution that integrates directly with your existing systems.

Plain English

We're offering a ready-to-use solution that connects directly to your existing systems.

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