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at least have a basic idea, and it is a topic that can be safely discussed
without too much misinterpretation. Why? Because APT is described
in the language of computing and networking—elds that do have
standard terms and denitions.
Technical discussion involves using words such as router and
TCP/IP. ere are standard denitions for these terms, and there is
little room for misunderstanding. At the simplest level, TCP/IP is
a “network language,” the same as French and Russian are spoken
languages. Senior managers with no hands-on experience can under-
stand roughly what TCP/IP means. But senior managers, and more
importantly, IT strategy decision makers all have dierent ideas of
what is meant by IT governance. ...