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Enterprise Technology Glossary
17 enterprise technology terms, defined for CIOs, CTOs and enterprise architects. Each entry opens with the definition.
17 terms
IT Portfolio Management
IT Portfolio Management (ITPM) is the centralized management of an organization's IT investments, projects, and assets to optimize...
Leadership & StrategyFinTech Integration
FinTech integration is the work of connecting an organization's systems to financial technology services, such as account data, pa...
Architecture & TechnologyChief Information Officer (CIO)
Chief information officer (CIO) is a title organizations give to the manager who directs their information technology. Outside US ...
CIO & CTO LeadershipRun, Grow, Transform (RGT) Model
The Run, Grow, Transform (RGT) model sorts IT spending into three categories: running the business, growing the business and trans...
CIO & CTO LeadershipValue Stream Management
Value Stream Management (VSM) is a lean management practice that focuses on optimizing the end-to-end flow of value delivery from ...
CIO & CTO LeadershipArchitecture Decision Record (ADR)
An architecture decision record (ADR) is a short document that captures one architecturally significant decision and its rationale...
Architecture & TechnologyAttended Automation
Attended Automation refers to RPA and automation solutions that run on a user's workstation and are triggered by or work alongside...
Automation & ProcessProduct-Led Transformation
Product-led transformation is the move from a project-based operating model to a product operating model. In a product operating m...
Digital BusinessDual Career Ladder
A Dual Career Ladder is an organizational career framework that provides two parallel advancement tracks—a technical individual co...
IT Talent & CultureStrangler Fig Pattern
The Strangler Fig Pattern is a migration strategy for incrementally replacing a legacy system by gradually building new functional...
Architecture PatternsRepository Pattern
The Repository Pattern is a design pattern that mediates between the domain model and data mapping layers, providing a collection-...
Architecture PatternsFHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)
FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is a standard for exchanging healthcare information electronically, published by...
Industry TechnologyAutonomous Enterprise
The Autonomous Enterprise is a vision for organizations where AI-driven automation handles the majority of routine business proces...
Emerging TechnologyZero Trust
Zero trust is a security model that grants no implicit trust to a user account or device based on its network location or on who o...
SecurityDomain Controller
A domain controller is a Windows Server computer with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) installed. Domain controllers store...
Identity & AccessData Breach
A data breach is the loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, or unauthorized acquisition of personally identifiable ...
SecurityVibe Coding
Vibe coding is writing code or building apps by telling an AI program what you want and letting it produce the result, without nee...
Emerging Technology