KNOWLEDGE AT A GLANCE

A digital ledger in which transactions for banking, real estate, product sales, contracts, supply chains, data sharing, voting, records, and much more are recorded chronologically and publicly.

Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) is the approach to selecting, managing, and evaluating information technology systems and then reporting on the quantitative and qualitative efficiency of those systems.

Protection against unauthorized use of electronic data, information, systems, networks, and programs. 

Clearly summarizes the business’ objectives, scope, and advantage. Identifies what the business is trying to accomplish, who the customers are, what market they are in, what products or services it offers, and what unique value it offers.

The practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time.

A mapping of how an organization, or its IT systems, operate as a whole to determine how an organization can efficiently achieve its current and future objectives.

Deliver products similar to rivals, except at a lower cost and greater convenience. Constantly pushes the limits on efficiency in systems, processes, and supply chains. 

A methodology that is based on iterative development where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-functional teams, usually following a Kanban or Scrum method. 

Method used to manage the creation of products with an emphasis on continual delivery while not overburdening the development team by following the flow of tasks by labelling them as backlog, planned, in progress, developed, tested, completed. 

Standardizing IT systems by making assets and processes look alike by replacing non-standard applications and systems to avoid duplicating tasks.

A system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving a product or service from suppliers to customers.