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war room

/ˈwɔː ruːm/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The room convened at the cost of the ownership that would have prevented the incident. The reality tax, billed in conference-room hours.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A temporary, intensive gathering of the right people to resolve a critical problem in real time.

Filed

See also

accountabilityA quality every initiative is said to require and every org chart is careful never to locate.
circle backTo place a decision in a holding pattern phrased as motion. The circle is reliable; the back is theoretical.
data stewardThe one person who reads the policy, applied as a layer on top of an existing full-time job.
escalationSending a decision upward in search of an owner, where it is acknowledged, admired for its complexity, and sent back down for alignment.