Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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BA

A

Business Analyst

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BAM

A

Business Activity Model

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3
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BAMM

A

Business Analysis Maturity Model

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4
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BBS

A

Balanced Business Scorecard

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5
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BCS

A

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

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6
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BPMN

A

Business Process Model and Notation

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7
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CARDI

A

Constraints, Assumptions, Risks, Dependencies and Issues

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8
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CATWOE

A

Customer, Actor, Transformation, World view, Owner, Environment

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9
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CBAP

A

Certified Business Analysis Professional

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10
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CEO

A

Chief Executive Officer

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11
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CI

A

Configuration Item

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12
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CIO

A

Chief Information Officer

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13
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CMMI

A

Capability Maturity Model Integration

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14
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COTS

A

Commercial Off-The-Shelf (software solution)

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15
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CSF

A

Critical Success Factor

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16
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DBMS

A

Database Management System

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17
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DCF

A

Discounted Cash Flow

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18
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DMAIC

A

Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control

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19
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DSDM

A

Dynamic Systems Development Method

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20
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ERD

A

Entity Relationship Diagram

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21
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ERP

A

Enterprise Resource Planning

22
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HR

A

Human Resources

23
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IET

A

Institution of Engineering and Technology

24
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IIBA

A

International Institute of Business Analysis

25
Q

IMIS

A

Institute for the Management of Information Systems

26
Q

IRR

A

Internal Rate of Return

27
Q

IS

A

Information Systems

28
Q

IT

A

Information Technology

29
Q

itSMF

A

IT Service Management Forum

30
Q

KPI

A

Key Performance Indicator

31
Q

MoSCoW

A

Must have, Should have, Could have, Want to have but wont have this time

32
Q

MOST (analysis)

A

Mission, Objectives, Strategy, Tactics

33
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NPV

A

Net Present Value

34
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OSCAR

A

Objectives, Scope, Constraints, Authority, Resources

35
Q

PESTLE

A

Political, Organisational, Process, Technological, Legal, Environmental

36
Q

POPIT

A

People, Organisation, Process, Information and Technology

37
Q

RACI (chart)

A

Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed

38
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RAID (log)

A

Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependancies

39
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RASCI (chart)

A

Responsible, Accountable, Supportive, Consulted and Informed

40
Q

SARAH

A

Shock, Anger, Rejection, Acceptance, Hope

41
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SBU

A

Strategic Business Unit

42
Q

SDLC

A

Systems Development Lifecycle

43
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SFIA

A

Skills Framework for the Information Age

44
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SMART

A

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-framed

45
Q

SSADM

A

Structured Systems Analysis and Design Method

46
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SSM

A

Soft Systems Methodology

47
Q

STROBE

A

Structured Observation of the Business Environment

48
Q

SWOT

A

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

49
Q

UML

A

Unified Modeling Language

50
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UP

A

Unified Process