tribal knowledge
Refers to a person's in-depth knowledge about a specific project because he or she has been working on the project since its inception. Commonly heard around the high-tech office, "It would be a WOMBAT to ramp up another person so we've decided to keep her on the project since she has tribal knowledge of the process."
See also : knowledge worker
NetLingo Classification: Online Business
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