T-shape
English
editEtymology
editProbably from T-shaped, the figurative sense.
Noun
edit- (informal) A set of knowledge or skills that are both broad and deep.
- 2014 December 2, Ryszard Klempous, Jan Nikodem, Innovative Technologies in Management and Science, Springer, →ISBN, page 7:
- The T-shape stands for people who are broad (horizontal) and deep (vertical). T-shaped people are interested in ... Consequently, organizations like to hire people who encompass these broad and deep T-shaped skills and experiences.
- 2016 November 30, Sameer Paradkar, Cracking the IT Architect Interview, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 18:
- T-shape: These roles have broad and deep competencies and are in the middle of the chain, for example, information architect, infrastructure architect, business architect or solution architect. Governance: These roles on the top of […]
- 2018 August 23, Yassi Moghaddam, Haluk Demirkan, Jim Spohrer, T-Shaped Professionals: Adaptive Innovators, Business Expert Press, →ISBN:
- ... An explanation of the T-shape can help students to see the connection between the “broad” that general education courses offer and the “deep” that the vocational part of their program develop.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see T, shape.