Tag: Terms starting with S
Term: SME
Subject matter expert; acronym pronounced either by spelling out (S-M-E) or as “Smee” (like Captain Hook’s sidekick). Lovely example of internally redundant terminology: What is an expert expert in, if not some subject matter? Likely driven by perverse need to use three-letter acronyms for perfectly ordinary concepts, but that’s another …
Term: Scope Creep
Technically not a problem in Proposal Land, since it happens after contract award, but good to be aware of the tendency when making commitments you’ll be held to later.