English Explanatory Dictionary

bus factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measurement of the risk of losing team members, in terms of information and abilities no longer available to the team.

Word forms

bus factor bus factors

Etymology

From the phrase “get hit by a bus” as an informal way to describe a person suddenly becoming unavailable.

Related words

key person risk key man risk
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