A new verb coined to describe the process of having a new scope item or change in strategic direction thrust upon an unsuspecting PM, usually 1 week out from an IAR gate and communicated in an ‘oh by the way’ corridor conversation.
"Hey PM, are you still submitting your IAR documentation end of today?"
"I might need a bit longer... I just got Langered"
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.