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NichtBereitschaft

Nichtbereitschaft is a German noun formed from Nicht (not) and Bereitschaft (readiness, willingness, or standby). The compound denotes a state of not being ready or available. Because Bereitschaft has several senses depending on context, Nichtbereitschaft can refer to a lack of physical availability, mental preparation, or operational readiness.

In common usage the term is not standardized in law or industry. It may appear in discussions

Orthography and usage vary: it is sometimes written as Nicht-Bereitschaft or as a closed compound Nichtbereitschaft,

See also: Bereitschaft, Bereitschaftsdienst.

of
preparedness,
risk
management,
or
on-call
arrangements
to
describe
gaps
where
a
person
or
system
is
not
in
a
state
of
readiness.
For
example,
in
project
management
a
period
of
Nichtbereitschaft
could
indicate
a
phase
when
resources
are
not
on
standby
and
cannot
be
deployed
immediately.
depending
on
style
guides.
The
term
is
relatively
rare
and
often
serves
as
a
descriptive
label
rather
than
a
fixed
technical
term.