right-sizing
noun[U]
(alsorightsizing)ukusHR,MANAGEMENT
theprocessof making acompanyororganizationa moreeffectivesize,especiallybyreducingthenumberofpeopleworkingfor it:
This rightsizing willproducefinancialbenefitsinexcessof $100 millionannually.
Theright-sizingprocessforcesus to be aleaner,meanerandkeenerorganization.
Compare
downsizing
IT
asituationin which anorganizationstartsto use acomputersystemthat isbetterfor them,especiallyone that issmallerand lessexpensivethantheirpreviousone:
While rightsizing may be goodnewsfor end-users, it isbadnewsfor many of theestablishedgiantsof the ITindustry.