"It doesn't align with our current strategic roadmap" — What It Really Means

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"It doesn't align with our current strategic roadmap"

What they really mean

This is not a priority and I need a fancier excuse than 'no'

"I like the ambition, but it doesn't align with our current strategic roadmap for this quarter."

"We already have too much going on and nobody senior wants to sponsor this."

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I'm hoping you forget about this entirely

I don't want to do this and I'm not going to

Nobody agrees on anything and we've been arguing for months

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