Acronyms Flashcards
3Cs
Card, conversation, confirmation
4Ms
Manpower, machines, measures and methods
OR Manpower, machines, materials and methods
4Ss
Surroundings, suppliers, systems, skills
5Ws
Who, what, where, why, when
6Ps
People, place, processes, physical evidence, product, performance measures
AI
Artificial intelligence
BA
Business analysis
BAM
Business activity model
BAMM
Business analysis maturity model
BASF
Business analysis services framework
BCM
Business capability model
BMC
Business model canvasBPMN
BPMN
Business process model and notation
BSC
Balanced scorecard
BRD
Business requirements document
CARDI
Constraints, assumptions, risks, dependencies, issues
CATWOE
Customer, actor, transformation, world view, owner, environment
CBAP
Certified business analysis professional
CCBA
Certificate of capability in business analysis
CI
Configuration item
CMMI
Capability maturity model integration
COTS
Commercial off-the-shelf (software solution)
CPPOLDAT
Customer, product, process, organisation, location, data, applications, technology.
CRM
Customer relationship management
CRUD
Create, read, update, delete
CSF
Critical success factor
CX
Customer experience
DBMS
Database management system
DCF
Discounted cash flow
DMAIC
Define, measure, analyse, improve, control
DSDM
Dynamic systems development method
EA
Enterprise architecture
ERD
Entity relationship diagram
GDPR
General data protection regulation
HR
Human resources
INVEST
Independent, negotiable, valuable, estimable, small, testable
IRR
Internal rate of return
IT
Information technology
ITT
Invitation to tender
JRP
Joint requirements planning
KPI
Key performance indicator
MECE
Mutually exclusive, completely exhaustive
MoSCoW
Must have, should have, could have, want to have but won’t have this time
NPS
Net promoter score
NPV
Net present value
OMG
Object management group
OPOPOT
One person, one place, one time
OSCAR
Objectives, scope, constraints, authority, resources
PESTLE
Political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal, environmental
PID
Project initiation document
POPIT
People, organisation, processes, information and technology
RACI
Responsible, accountable, consulted, informed
RAD
Rapid application development
RAG
Red, amber, green
RAID
Risk, assumptions, issues, dependencies
RASCI
Responsible, accountable, supportive, consulted, informed
RE
Requirements engineering
ROI
Return on investment
RoQ
Reorder quantity
RPA
Robotic process automation
SaaS
Software as a service
SARAH
Shock, anger, rejection, acceptance, hope
SDLC
Systems development lifecycle
SFIA
Skills framework for the information age.
SIPOC
Supplier, input, process, output, customer
SME
Subject matter expert
SMART
Smart, measurable, achievable, relevant, timebound
SSADM
Structured systems analysis and design method
SSM
Soft systems methodology
SUAVE
Stable, unique, abstract, valuable, executives
SWOT
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
TIMWOODS
Transport, inventory, motion, waiting, over-production, over-processing, defects, skills
TOM
Target operating model
TOR
Terms of reference
TRM
Tech`nology reference model
UML
Unified modeling language
UP
Unified process
VOC
Voice of the customer
VMOST
Vision, mission, objectives, strategy, tactics
XP
Extreme programming
UX
User experience