Management Speak: Quality is an overhead expense and must be reduced.
Translation: Management is an unnecessary expense but we’ll keep funding it.
IS Survivalist Steve Jackson provided both the phrase and translation … not that any translation was needed, of course

Management Speak: The project team has been working diligently on the release and has made significant progress.
Translation: The project is behind schedule.
IS Survivalist Alan Chattaway apparently watched this project from a safe distance