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deep dive

Bureaucratic
/ˌdiːpˈdaɪv/phrase (evasive)

Etym.from nautical inspection imagery, adopted into corporate speech by consulting reports and internal memos in the mid-2000s, see Pritchard, Corporate Lexica, 2011.

A rhetorical maneuver that promises focused analysis while expanding scope, deferring judgment, and absorbing dissent.

'Let's schedule a deep dive next week' - Q1 Sprint Planning Notes

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