デスマ

noun

death march

Abbreviation of デスマーチ, referring to a grueling forced march or an extremely harsh work schedule. Often used in IT contexts but can refer to any punishing project.

See also: デスマーチ

• このプロジェクトは完かん全ぜんにデスマだ。

  This project is a total death march.

noun

death march (software); crunch

Specifically in software development: a project that requires extreme overtime and unsustainable pace, often due to poor planning. Abbreviation of デスマーチ.

See also: デスマーチ

• デスマを避さけるために、スケジュールを見み直なおした。

  We revised the schedule to avoid a death march.