Every sub culture has an enhanced verbiage to more efficiently express thoughts and converse amongst the members of that particular sub culture. Both the business and technology world do have an own vocabulary on their own which is often hard to learn for newcomers especially if they are non-native speakers and possibly have not even heard of the full expression a single time in their life before.
In written communication and increasingly in spoken conversations abbreviations and acronyms get used like they are just normal words and everybody is expected to comprehend the same.
To make things a little easier I have made a quick brainstorming on the most frequently used acronyms and abbreviations in technology and business worlds. I don’t claim for this to be complete and encourage you to drop anything I might have missed in the comment section below with a quick reference link.
Thanks and I hope this will be of value to some of you!
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Short
Explanation
3G
Third Generation (telecommunication)
4G
Fourth Generation (telecommunication)
AC
Audio Conferencing
ACD
Automatic Call Distribution
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AGM
Annual General Meeting
AM
Access Management
AM
Availability Management
AMIS
Availability Management Information System
APAC
Asia PACific (region)
API
Application Programming Interface
AR
Augmented Reality
ASAP
As Soon As Possible (deadline)
ASP
Application Service Provider
AVP
Assistant Vice President
B2B
Business To Business
B2C
Business To Consumers
BAU
Business As Usual
BCM
Business Capacity Management
BCM
Business Continuity Management
BCP
Business Continuity Plan
BD
Business Development
BI
Business Intelligence
BIA
Business Impact Analysis
BISL
Business Information Services Library
BPM
Business Process Management
BPM
Beats Per Minute
BPO
Business Process Outsourcing
BRM
Business Relationship Manager
BSI
British Standards Institution
BSM
Business Service Management
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
CAB
Change Advisory Board
CAB/EC
Change Advisory Board / Emergency Committee
CAD
Computer Aided Design / Drawing
CAGR
Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAPEX
Capital Expenditure
CCM
Component Capacity Management
CDN
Content Delivery Network
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFCT
Cash Flow Cycle Time
CFD
Contract For Difference
CFIA
Component Failure Impact Analysis
CFO
Chief Finance Officer
CI
Configuration Item
CIO
Chief Information Officer
CM
Change Management
CM
Configuration Management
CMDB
Configuration Management Database
CMIS
Capacity Management Information System
CMM
Capability Maturity Model
CMMI
Capability Maturity Model Integration
CMS
Content Management System
CMS
Configuration Management System
COB
Close Of Business (deadline for ‘before you call it a day’)
COBIT
Control OBjectives for Information Technology
COO
Chief Operating Officer
COTS
Commercial off the Shelf
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CPU
Cost Per Unit
CRES
Corporate Real Estate Solutions
CRM
Customer Relationship Management
CSF
Critical Success Factor
CSI
Continual Service Improvement
CSIP
Continual Service Improvement Programme
CSP
Core Service Package
CTI
Computer Telephony Integration
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
CUCM
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
D
Director
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIKW
Data-to-Information-to-Knowledge-to-Wisdom
DIY
Do It Yourself
DNS
Domain Name System
DR
Disaster Recovery
DT
Design Thinking
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc
EMEA
Europe, Middle East and Africa (region)
EOM
End Of Month (deadline)
EOW
End Of Week (deadline)
EOY
End Of Year (deadline)
eSCM-CL
eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations
eSCM-SP
eSourcing Capability Model for Service Providers
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
FMEA
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FOC
Free Of Cost
FTA
Fault Tree Analysis
FYEO
For Your Eyes / Ears Only
FYI
For Your Information
GPS
Global Positioning System
HID
Human Interface Device
HQ
Headquarter
HR
Human Resources
HRD
Human Resources Development
HSDPA
High Speed Downlink Packet Access
HTTP(S)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (Secure)
ICT
Information and Communications Technology
IEEE
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IOT
Internet Of Things
IP
Internet Protocol
IPO
Initial Public Offering
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
IR
Infra Red
IR
Interest Rate
IRR
Internal Rate of Return
ISG
IT Steering Group
ISM
Information Security Management
ISMS
Information Security Management System
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ISP
Internet Service Provider
IT
Information Technology
ITIL
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
ITSCM
IT Service Continuity Management
ITSM
IT Service Management
itSMF
IT Service Management Forum
ITU-T
International Telecommunications Union
IVR
Interactive Voice Response
JIS
Just In Sequence
JIT
Just In Time
KB
Knowledge Base
KBA
Knowledge Base Article
KCS
Knowledge Centered Support
KEDB
Known Error Database
KM
Knowledge Management
KOP
Key Operating Procedures
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
KYC
Know Your Customer
LAN
Local Area Network
LATAM
Latin America (region)
LOS
Line of Service
MAC
Media Access Control
MBA
Master of Business Administration
MD
Managing Director
MGMT
Management
MI
Management Information
MOM
Ministry Of Manpower
MoR
Management of Risk
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
MTBSI
Mean Time Between Service Incidents
MTD
Month To Date (time range)
MTRS
Mean Time to Restore Service
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
NAC
Network Access Control
NAV
Net Asset Value
NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
NFC
Near Field Communication
NIC
Network Interface Card
NOA
Net Operating Assets
NPV
Net Present Value
NPV
Net Present Value
NTE
Not To Exceed
OBASHI
Ownership, Business Process, Application, System, Hardware, Infrastructure
OCF
Operating Cash Flow
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OGC
Office of Government Commerce
OIBDA
Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization
OLA
Operational Level Agreement
OPEX
Operational Expenditure
OPSI
Office of Public Sector Information
OS
Operating System
OTC
Over The Counter
P&L
Profit and Loss
PA
Personal Assistant
PBA
Pattern of Business Activity
PC
Personal Computer
PFS
Prerequisite for Success
PHP
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
PIR
Post Implementation Review
PM
Project Management
PMI
Project Management Institute
PMO
Project Management Office
PMP
Project Management Professional
PO
Purchase Order
POS
Point Of Sale
PRINCE
PRojects IN Controlled Environments
PSA
Projected Service Availability
PUP
Potentially Unwanted Program
QA
Quality Assurance
QC
Quality Control
QMS
Quality Management System
QTD
Quarter To Date (time range)
R&D
Research and Development
RAM
Random Access Memory
RC
Remote Control
RCA
Root Cause Analysis
RFC
Request for Change
RFP
Request For Proposal
RM
Release Management
RMA
Return Merchandise Authorization
ROA
Return On Assets
ROCE
Return On Capital Employed
ROE
Return On Equity
ROI
Return on Investment
ROIC
Return On Invested Capital
RONA
Return On Net Assets
ROS
Return On Sales
RPG
Role Playing Game
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
RR
Resource Rent
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
SaaS
Software As A Service
SAC
Service Acceptance Criteria
SACM
Service Asset and Configuration Management
SAM
Service Availability Management
SCD
Supplier and Contract Database
SCM
Supply Chain Management
SCM
Service Capacity Management
SD
Service Design
SEO
Search Engine Optimization
SERP
Search Engine Results Page
SFA
Service Failure Analysis
SG
Stage Gate
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
SIP
Service Improvement Plan
SKMS
Service Knowledge Management System
SLA
Service Level Agreement
SLM
Service Level Management
SLP
Service Level Package
SLR
Service Level Recommendation
SLR
Service Level Requirement
SM
Social Media
SME
Subject Matter Expert
SME
Small and Medium Enterprises
SMM
Social Media Management
SMO
Service Maintenance Objective
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SO
Service Operation
SoC
Separation of Concerns
SOHO
Small Office / Home Office
SOP
Standard Operating Procedures
SOR
Statement of requirements
SPI
Service Provider Interface
SPM
Service Portfolio Management
SPO
Service Provisioning Optimization
SPOF
Single Point of Failure
SS
Service Strategy
SS
Six Sigma
SSH
Secure SHell
SSID
Service Set IDentifier (Wi-Fi)
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
SSO
Single Sign On
ST
Service Transition
TBD
To Be Defined / Discussed
TCO
Total Cost of Ownership
TCO
Total Cost of Ownership
TCU
Total Cost of Utilization
TCV
Total Contract Value
TM
Time Management
TM
Talent Management
TO
Technical Observation
TOR
Terms of Reference
TQM
Total Quality Management
UC
Unified Communications
UC
Underpinning Contract
UP
User Profile
USA
United States of America
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UX
User eXperience
VAD
Value-Added Distributor
VAR
Value-Added Reseller
VAT
Value-Added Tax
VBF
Vital Business Function
VC
Venture Capital
VC
Video Conferencing
VHS
Video Home System
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VM
Virtual Machine
VOI
Value on Investment
VoIP
Voice over IP
VP
Vice President
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VR
Virtual Reality
W3C
World Wide Web Consortium
WAN
Wide-Area Network
WC
Working Capital
WFH
Working From Home
WiFi
Synonym for wireless networking
WILT
What I Learned Today
YOY
Year Over Year (time range)
YTD
Year To Date (time range)
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