Definition
Cross-government
A person’s or team’s available time, attention and capacity to take on or complete work.
Example: I have bandwidth for one more task, provided the task is replying “Noted”.
Also known as: work bandwidth, team bandwidth, have bandwidth, no bandwidth, free up bandwidth
Context: Bandwidth may reflect cognitive load and competing priorities, not only available hours or headcount.
Where you may encounter this
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