Glossary

Term	Meaning
AOA	analysis of alternatives
BCA	business case analysis
CBA	cost benefit analysis
CMMI	Capability Maturity Model Integration
COBIT	Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
conceptual design	Describes the proposed solution in a functional manner that could be easily understood by a future user, including what the solution will look like and how it will behave
CSP	cost schedule performance
domain	A specific sphere of activity or knowledge. A domain can correspond to the boundaries of an organization, a job function, or even a particular task.
domain elicitation	Collecting the right information from SMEs, stakeholders, or consumers about how the solution should function
GSC	global standards collaboration
HITSR	Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel
ICT	Information and communications technology
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
INCITS	International Committee for Information Technology Standards
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ITIL	IT infrastructure library
ITSC	information technology support center
LCCE	life cycle cost estimate
logical design	Defines objects, entities, their attributes, and their relationships. It also describes the business rules associated with these entities
MOE	measures of effectiveness
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
physical design	Also called the technical design. Where the conceptual and logic designs are converted to a definition of how the solution will be implemented in hardware, software, and potentially other media. The physical design is developed by the construction team not by the requirements team.
RFI	request for information
RFP	request for proposal
RFQ	request for quotation
RFT	request for tender
SFIA	Skills Framework for the Information Age
SME	Subject matter expert
solution	A set of changes to the current state of an enterprise that will enable the enterprise to meet a need, solve a problem, or take advantage of an opportunity
SWOT	Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities. and threats involved in a project or in a business venture
TOGAF	The Open Group Architecture Framework