(adjective) a word indicating that the referenced work or analysis is thorough or complete, perhaps by allusion to food that is fully prepared, as in, “You should hold off on releasing those projections until Brad has a chance to weigh in, we want them to be crisp”; usually employed in the context of preparing something for release to a broader audience or to more senior levels of the organization where greater scrutiny is expected; it is duly noted that crisp objects, while ostensibly finished, are also far more brittle and prone to shattering
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