Microspeak: Funded / unfunded

This article explains the specific jargon used at Microsoft regarding project funding, which refers to the availability of personnel rather than financial resources. It discusses terms like 'funded', 'unfunded', and 'partially funded' in the context of software development.

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Recall that Microspeak is not merely for jargon exclusive to Microsoft, but it’s jargon that you need to know to survive at Microsoft.

In business, funding usually refers to having enough money to pay for ongoing operations.

In Microsoft engineering groups, it doesn’t mean that.

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