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rfp

/ˌɑːr.efˈpiː/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A two-hundred-question instrument for selecting a tool to fix a problem the questions never required anyone to define.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A request for proposal: a structured document inviting suppliers to bid against stated requirements so options can be compared on the merits.

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See also

platform migrationRebuilding every pipeline on the new platform, then keeping the old one running for the four jobs nobody can find.
the businessThe party to whom accountability is assigned precisely because it is not a person. The requirement came from the business, was approved by the business, and was owned, in the end, by no one who answers to that name.
vendor demoA film in which your problem is played by a stand-in with clean data, good lighting, and a definition of customer everyone in the scene shares.