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