Does the VP need a DBA ASAP? Better call NACCB. Or
Maybe the SOW calls for a PMP to oversee the PPM adoption project? Don't
worry, we've got one in BSC.
The world loves acronyms and we are here to help.
Below you'll find our version of the secret decoder ring.
| AS |
Application
Solutions - An Ambient Knowledge Center. |
| BA |
Business
Analyst - Type of consultant who analyzes the operation and data
of the business to develop a business solution. |
| BI |
Business
Intelligence - Broad category of application programs and technologies
for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data
to help enterprise users make better business decisions. |
| BSC |
Business
Systems Consulting - An Ambient Knowledge Center. |
| CMMi |
Capability
Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI) is a process improvement approach
that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective
processes. |
| CRM |
Customer
Relationship Management - Entails all aspects of interaction a company
has with its customer. |
| DBA |
Database
Administrator - Type of consultant who is responsible for the maintenance
and performance of a database. |
| ETL |
Extracting,
Transforming (or Transporting) and Loading data from source systems
into the data warehouse. |
| GUI |
Graphical
User Interface - A computer terminal interface, such as Windows,
that is based on graphics instead of text. |
| IM |
Information
Management - An Ambient Knowledge Center. |
| ITIL |
IT
Infrastructure Library. ITIL is an integrated set of best-practice
recommendations with common definitions and terminology. |
| Knowledge
Center |
A
group of consultants at Ambient Consulting organized by domain expertise. |
| MCSD |
Microsoft
Certified Solution Developer - A software developer who has passed
a certification offered by Microsoft. |
| MHTA |
Minnesota
High Technology Association - Professional organization that supports
the growth, sustainability and global competitiveness of Minnesota's
technology-based economy through advocacy, education and collaboration. |
| MSA |
Master
Services Agreement - A legal agreement that governs the relationship
between vendor and client. |
| NACCB |
National
Association of Computer Consulting Businesses - Professional organization
that encourages high standards, supports legislation, and disseminates
information. |
| On
Premise |
Software
located on site. |
| On
Demand |
Software
that is hosted by the software company and typically available to
the user via Web access. |
| PM |
Project
Manager - Type of consultant responsible for leading the planning
and development of all project deliverables. |
| PMBOK |
Project
Management Body Of Knowledge - Document of project management knowledge
including both proven traditional and Innovative practices regardless
of whether they have been published. |
| PMI |
Project
Management Institute - Professional organization focused on the
needs of project management professionals worldwide. |
| PMP |
Project
Management Professional - Professional certification administered
by the Project Management Institute. |
| PPM |
Project
Portfolio Management - The management of multiple projects by budget,
resources, duration and a host of other customizable variables. |
| QA |
Quality
Assurance - A planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary
to provide adequate confidence that the item or product conforms
to established technical requirements. |
| RUP |
Rational
Unified Process - an iterative software design method created by
the Rational Software Corporation, now a division of IBM. It describes
how to deploy software effectively using commercially proven techniques. |
| Six
Sigma |
A
methodology to manage process variations that cause defects, defined
as unacceptable deviation from the mean or target; and to systematically
work towards managing variation to eliminate those defects. |
| SLA |
Service
Level Agreement - Formal agreement between a service provider and
customers to provide a certain level of service. Penalty clauses
might apply if the SLA is not met. |
| SOW |
Statement
Of Work - A formal contract document or agreement that states at
a minimum the scope of work, deliverables, terms and conditions
and commercial details. |
| SOX |
Sarbanes
Oxley Legislation, which requires compliance with a number of accounting
and disclosure standards, signed into law in 2002. |
| SQL |
Structured
Query Language (SQL), pronounced "sequel," is a language that provides
an interface to relational database systems. |
| Use
Case |
Document
that conveys how the system should interact with the end user or
another system to achieve a specific business goal. |
