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More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:57 pm
by MJuric
This was in someone's name posting on SywM. I couldn't figure out why he would want to tell everyone on a CAD forum he had a Solidworks certification and sleeping issues.
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Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:46 pm
by Tahhhd
Certified PDM Administrator Professional - Definitely not a great abbreviation.

When I was with the reseller, I think it was:
CPDM - Certified Workgroup PDM
CPDME - Certified Enterprise PDM
There was also an Enterprise PDM Professional certification that included generating the Statement of Work.
I think that "PDM" needs to be in the certification acronym, otherwise you are just creating an acronym of an acronym.
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ps - They should also double check their acronyms against other known acronyms to avoid this sort of thing.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:59 pm
by mike miller
Does anyone know what "Swym" stands for?



....wait for it....


....wait for it....


"See What You Mean". Talk about cringe-inducing. <()>

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:10 pm
by jcapriotti
mike miller wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:59 pm Does anyone know what "Swym" stands for?



....wait for it....


....wait for it....


"See What You Mean". Talk about cringe-inducing. <()>
About to get banned by @matt for this, but: S3x With Your Mother?

I knew there was a reason I felt unclean after visiting over there.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:17 pm
by Frederick_Law
Tahhhd wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:46 pm ps - They should also double check their acronyms against other known acronyms to avoid this sort of thing.
They're just making more random word they use in Scribble ;;

Swym - Say What You Mean
Yes, I really mean it, FU.
DSS - Disruptive Stupid Swym

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:18 pm
by Frederick_Law
PPAP

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:35 pm
by matt
jcapriotti wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:10 pm About to get banned by @matt for this, but: S3x With Your Mother?

I knew there was a reason there I felt unclean after visiting over there.
I don't know, I've met some, uh, never mind. Maybe I should ban myself while I'm at it.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:47 am
by Diaval
mike miller wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:59 pm Does anyone know what "Swym" stands for?



....wait for it....


....wait for it....


"See What You Mean". Talk about cringe-inducing. <()>
I believe it is actually Say What You Mean. You know the whole push for everyone to SAY something in this new world of collaborative interactive something something...

Google tells me SWYM could also be Shop With Your Mobile, but that would be unlikely as shopping with ones mobile phone is something that would actually be useful.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:02 am
by jcapriotti
It's See What You Mean which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, maybe it's a French concept that doesn't translate to English well. Guess they were trying to be hip.

Here's an article, been almost 10 years and the platform hasn't really changed.

https://www.3dcadworld.com/the-dassault ... rm-3dswym/

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:10 am
by Diaval
jcapriotti wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:02 am It's See What You Mean which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, maybe it's a French concept that doesn't translate to English well. Guess they were trying to be hip.

Here's an article, been almost 10 years and the platform hasn't really changed.

https://www.3dcadworld.com/the-dassault ... rm-3dswym/
Ah you're right. It is See. Makes even less sense to me that way, but it's practically easy compared to some of the product names they've come up with.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:57 am
by AlexLachance
jcapriotti wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:02 am It's See What You Mean which doesn't make a whole lot of sense, maybe it's a French concept that doesn't translate to English well. Guess they were trying to be hip.

Here's an article, been almost 10 years and the platform hasn't really changed.

https://www.3dcadworld.com/the-dassault ... rm-3dswym/
Leave de frenchies out of it!

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:46 am
by bnemec
Diaval wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:10 am Ah you're right. It is See. Makes even less sense to me that way, but it's practically easy compared to some of the product names they've come up with.
Well, I'm not sure they care for customers to "Say" anything, let alone what they mean. On the other hand if you consider that they want you to SEE what they want you to mean then it's not so bad. Perhaps there's a little language translation issue with mean and think? "Say what you think" or "See what you think". I'm pretty sure the spewing of informational chaos is laden with subliminal messages where they are planting thoughts in your head which they feed through eye gate.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:06 pm
by mattpeneguy
Tahhhd wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:46 pm Certified PDM Administrator Professional - Definitely not a great abbreviation.

When I was with the reseller, I think it was:
CPDM - Certified Workgroup PDM
CPDME - Certified Enterprise PDM
There was also an Enterprise PDM Professional certification that included generating the Statement of Work.
I think that "PDM" needs to be in the certification acronym, otherwise you are just creating an acronym of an acronym.
t

ps - They should also double check their acronyms against other known acronyms to avoid this sort of thing.
Don't post that over at the platform...you may give them an idea to do just that...

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:13 pm
by jcapriotti
Tahhhd wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:46 pm Certified PDM Administrator Professional - Definitely not a great abbreviation.

When I was with the reseller, I think it was:
CPDM - Certified Workgroup PDM
CPDME - Certified Enterprise PDM
There was also an Enterprise PDM Professional certification that included generating the Statement of Work.
I think that "PDM" needs to be in the certification acronym, otherwise you are just creating an acronym of an acronym.
t
ps - They should also double check their acronyms against other known acronyms to avoid this sort of thing.
Maybe they changed it....not sure though...here's mine
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Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:18 pm
by MJuric
mattpeneguy wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:06 pm Don't post that over at the platform...you may give them an idea to do just that...
The acronym madness has completely jumped the shark as it's been combined with made up sales lingo madness. I was looking around for data report writers and started run into the acronym "BI" all over the place. Turns out it stands for "Business Intelligence"...which is a sales lingo made up term for data.

So in essence sales people are making up all sorts of words like Business Synergy that eventually needs an acronym...BS.

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:31 pm
by mattpeneguy
jcapriotti wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 1:13 pm Maybe they changed it....not sure though...here's mine
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Mine would read CPIA...

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:41 pm
by Austin Schukar
Diaval wrote: Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:47 am I believe it is actually Say What You Mean. You know the whole push for everyone to SAY something in this new world of collaborative interactive something something...

Google tells me SWYM could also be Shop With Your Mobile, but that would be unlikely as shopping with ones mobile phone is something that would actually be useful.
I swear that I've read that it's SAY as well. Welp.

Edit:

https://www.engineersrule.com/going-for ... xperience/

Re: More Proof of inability to name things

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:44 pm
by Glenn Schroeder
If it stands for Say What You Mean they're definitely getting that in the feedback. They may be thinking that next time they should be more careful what they ask for.