A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ
ABB |
Activity Based Budgeting |
ABC |
Activity Based Costing |
ABM |
Activity Based Management |
AP |
Accounts Payable |
API |
Application Programming Interface |
APM | Application Portfolio Management |
APS |
Advanced Planning & Scheduling |
AR |
Accounts Receivable |
ASP |
Application Service Provider |
ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
B2B |
Business to Business |
B2C |
Business to Consumer |
BA |
Business Analytics |
BCM | Business Continuity Management |
BI |
Business Intelligence |
BPM |
Business Process Management |
BPM |
Business Performance Management |
BPEL | Business Process Execution Language |
BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
BPR |
Business Process Reengineering |
BRE |
Business Rules Engines |
BTO | Business Transformation Outsourcing |
CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
CAGR |
Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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Computer Aided Manufacturing |
CASE |
Computer Assisted Software Engineering |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CIC |
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CIF |
Customer Information File |
CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
COO |
Chief Operations Officer |
CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
CPM |
Corporate Performance Management |
CRM |
Credit Risk Management |
CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
CRP |
Capacity Requirements Planning |
CSC |
Customer Support Centre |
CSR |
Customer Support Representative |
CTO | Chief Technology Officer |
DBA |
DataBase Administrator |
DBMS |
DataBase Management System |
DMA | Direct Market Access |
DSRC |
Dedicated |
DSS |
Decision Support System |
EAI |
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ECM |
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EDA | Event-Driven Architecture |
EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
EIM | Enterprise Infrastructure Management |
EIS |
Executive Information Systems |
EMA |
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EMEA | Europe, Middle East and Africa |
EPM |
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ERP |
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ESB | Enterprise Service Bus |
ETL |
Extraction, Transformation & Loading |
EVA |
Executive Value Analysis |
FAQs |
Frequently Asked Questions |
FFA |
Field Force Automation |
FpML | Financial Products Markup Language |
FS |
Financial Services |
FTP |
Funds Transfer Pricing |
GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GLBA |
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act -also known as |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
HMO | Health Maintenance Organisation |
HR |
Human Resources |
HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
IAS |
International Accounting Standards |
ICAAP |
Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process |
ICAS | Individual Capital Adequacy Standards |
IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
IFX | Interactive Financial Exchange |
IIM | Integrated IT Management |
IP |
Intellectual Property |
IRB |
Internal Rating Basis (Approach to Risk Management) |
IRD |
Image Replacement Document |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITT |
Invitation To Tender |
JIT |
Just in Time |
KM |
Knowledge Management |
L&P |
Life & Pensions (Insurance) |
LTV |
Life Time Value |
M&A | Mergers and Acquisitions |
MBO |
Management By Objectives |
mCRM |
Mobile Customer Relationship Management |
MICR |
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
MiFID | Markets in Financial Instruments Directive |
MVA |
Market Value Added |
NII |
Net Interest Income |
NPL |
Non-Performing Loans |
NPV |
Net Present Value |
OCM |
Overhead Cost Management |
OCM |
Operational Cost Management |
ODS |
Operational Data Storage |
OFR | Operating and Financial Review |
OLAP |
OnLine Analytical Processing |
OLTP |
OnLine Transaction Processing |
P&C or P/C |
Property & Casualty (Insurance) -also known as |
P&L |
Profit & Loss |
PBB |
Priority Based Budgeting |
PBB |
Performance Based Budgeting |
PDM |
Product Data Management |
PLM |
Product Lifecycle Management |
PPM | Project Portfolio Management |
PPP | Purchasing Power Parity |
PVA |
Present Value Analysis |
QBE |
Query By Example |
R&D |
Research & Development |
RAC |
Risk Adjusted Capital |
RAROC |
Risk Adjusted Return On Capital |
RDBMS |
Relational DataBase Management System |
RFI |
Request For Information |
RFID |
Radio Frequency Identification |
RFP |
Request For Proposal |
RFQ |
Request For Quotation |
ROA |
Return on Assets |
ROE |
Return on Equity |
ROI | Return on Investment |
RORAC |
Return on Risk Adjusted Capital |
RWA |
Risk Weighted Assets |
SCM |
Supply Chain Management |
SCP |
Supply Chain Planning |
SEPA | Single Euro Payments Area |
SFA |
Sales Force Automation |
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Service Level Agreement |
SMB |
Small & Medium-sized Business |
SME |
Small & Medium-sized |
SOA |
Service Orientated Architecture |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
SOE |
State Owned |
SOX |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
SPM |
Strategic Performance Management |
STP |
Straight Through Processing |
SVA |
Strategic Value Analysis |
SVA |
Shareholder Valued Added |
SWOT |
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities & Threats |
TCA | Transaction Cost Analysis |
TCF | Treating Customers Fairly |
TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership (usually of software) |
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
TCR | Transaction Cost Research |
TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
USP |
Unique Selling Point |
VAR |
Value-Added Reseller |
VAR |
Value at Risk |
VBM |
Value Based Management |
VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
VWAP | Volume Weighted Average Price |
WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
WIP |
Work In Progress |
WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
XBRL | eXtensible Business Reporting Language |
XML |
eXtensible Markup Language |
ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |