projectnamer
/ˈprɒdʒɛkt ˈneɪmə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Projekttäufer (Deutsch) · proyectobautista (Español) · baptiprojet (Français)
The colleague whose project codenames are cooler than the projects they name.
The projectnamer delivers "OPERATION NORTHSTAR" for a database migration. The name raises expectations the project then spends a year lowering. Teams join projects because of the name and stay out of sunk-cost respect.
Etym. — project + namer — the colleague whose only output is the name.
Rel. — orgfiction
Novelty check: APPROVE
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