Consulting & Strategy Jargon · Managing Director level

"War room"

"War room" means a dedicated space, physical or virtual, where a team works intensively to resolve a crisis or manage a high-stakes project.

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How "War room" shows up at work

Set up whenever something has gone badly enough that a regular Zoom call feels insufficient. The name does the work of communicating urgency so nobody has to say the word "crisis" on a recorded call.

Buzzword

We've got a war room running on the outage, all hands are pulled in.

Plain English

We've got a crisis room running on the outage, all hands are pulled in.

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