What's a good word to use when you need to co-adjust two components?

April 9, 2017 8:12 PM

For example: the business processes need to change to so that you can take advantage of new technologies, but the technologies need to be tweaked to support the business process. Thus one might offer "a service that specializes in *co-adapting* the business process and the new technologies." What's a better word than "co-adapting" or a better way to phrase this without lengthening the sentence?
posted by blue_wardrobe to Writing & Language (11 answers total)

synergizing

Alternatively, "a service that specializes in optimizing the business process with the new technologies"
posted by infinitewindow at 8:18 PM on April 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

coordinating - I think this is exactly what that word is for.
posted by amtho at 8:22 PM on April 9, 2017 [5 favorites]

This is called "integration" in some contexts, particulary between technology and business processes.
posted by rhizome at 8:28 PM on April 9, 2017 [5 favorites]

I might say "harmonizing the business process with the new technologies" (note the second changed word).
posted by Johnny Assay at 9:05 PM on April 9, 2017 [4 favorites]

I like harmonizing, although my first thoughts were "tuning" or "optimizing."

Optimizing feels the most obvious, but is sadly a buzzword. Harmonizing has lovely connotations. I like it a lot. Good idea, Johnny Assay.
posted by ikea_femme at 9:16 PM on April 9, 2017

Aligning or syncing, too.
posted by lakeroon at 9:18 PM on April 9, 2017 [1 favorite]

Align.
posted by obiwanwasabi at 1:22 AM on April 10, 2017 [2 favorites]

"a service that specializes in *co-adapting* the business process and the new technologies."
"a service that specializes in adapting the business process and the new technologies."

adapting.
posted by at at 1:46 AM on April 10, 2017

"Symbiotically adapt business processes and new technologies," or "adapt in symbiosis"
posted by adamrice at 7:31 AM on April 10, 2017

co-evolution
posted by yoyo_nyc at 7:39 AM on April 10, 2017

This is more words, but: "a service that adapts business processes and new technologies together for a more successful fit"?
posted by panic at 1:56 PM on April 10, 2017