X201 Final

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collaboration system

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An IT-based set of tools that supports the work of teams by facilitating the sharing and flow of information.

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structured collaboration

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involves shared participation in business processes, such as work flow, in which knowledge is hard coded as rules.

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explicit knowledge

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Consists of anything that can be documented, archived, and codified, often with the help of IT.

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social networking analysis

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A process of mapping a group's contacts (whether personal or professional) to identify who knows whom and who works with whom.

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Digital asset management system

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Though similar to document management, DAM generally works with binary rather than text files, such as multimedia file types.

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work flow management system

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facilities the automation and management of business processes and controls the movement of work through the business process.

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mobile technology

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technology that can travel with its user, but not always real-time.

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Wireless technology

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gives user live connection.

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Unstructured collaboration

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includes document exchange, shared whiteboards, discussion forums and email. These functions can improve personal productivity, reducing the time spent searching the information.

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Structured collaboration

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Shared participation in business processes such as workflow, in which knowledge is hard-coded as rules. This is beneficial in terms of improving automation and the routing of information

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Knowledge Management

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capturing, classifying, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing info so that it provides context for effective decisions and actions

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Content management

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tools to manage the creation, storage, editing and publication of info

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Workflow management system

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Aids in managing the movement of work through the business process

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Groupware System

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software that supports team interaction and dynamics including:
Calendaring
Scheduling
Videoconferencing

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unimate

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GE, first robot 1961

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Radio frequency identification tags

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have the potential to reinvent the supply chain.

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The three components of an RFID system

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tag, reader, and computer network

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geographic information system

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is designed to work with information that can be shown
on a map.

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Microwave transmitters

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commonly used to transmit network signals over great
distances.

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seven phases in the SDLC

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planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance

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Maintenance Phase

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involves performing changes, corrections, additions, and
upgrades to ensure the system continues to meet the business goals.

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waterfall methodology

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a sequential, activity-based process in which each
phase in the SDLC is performed sequentially from planning through implementation and
maintenance.

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Project management

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the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to
project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations from a
project.

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three primary variables in any project.

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time, cost, scope

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Insourcing

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common approach using the professional expertise within an
organization to develop and maintain the organization's information technology systems.

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offshore outsourcing

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using organizations from developing countries to write code
and develop systems.

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benefits an
organization can receive from outsourcing

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Financial savings, increased technical abilities, and market

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telematics

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the blending of computers and wireless telecommunications technologies
with the goal of efficiently conveying information over vast networks to improve business
operations

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IT infrastructure

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the hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment that,
when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals.

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digital paper

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is any paper that is optimized for any type of digital printing

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computer simulation

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modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios are run against the
model to determine “what-if” analysis.

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trend analysis

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the examination of a trend to identify its natures, causes, speed
of development, and potential impacts

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four
primary challenges for outsourcing

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Contract length, competitive edge, scope definition, and confidentiality.

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nearshore outsourcing

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contracting an outsourcing arrangement with a
company in a nearby country

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planning phase

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establishing a high-level plan of the intended
project and determining project goals

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process modeling

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graphically representing the processes that capture,
manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.

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regression testing

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performed after making a functional improvement or repair to
the system to determine if the change has affected (or impacted) the other functional
aspects of the software.

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unit testing

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tests each unit of code as soon as the unit is complete to expose
faults in the unit regardless of its interaction with other units.

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testing conditions

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the detailed steps the system must perform along with the expecting
results of each step

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pilot implementation

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has only a small group of people use the new system
until it is evident that the new system performs correctly and then adds the remaining
people to the new system

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The systems development life cycle

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the overall process for developing information
systems from planning and analysis through implementation and maintenance

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adaptive maintenance

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makes changes to increase system functionality to meet
new business requirements

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change management system

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includes a collection of procedures to document a
change request and define the steps necessary to consider the change based on the
expected impact of the change

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dependency

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a logical relationship that exists between the project tasks, or
between a project task and a milestone.

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project scope

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defines the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the
specified features and functions

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project exclusions

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products, services, or processes that are not specifically a part
of the project

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project deliverables

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any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or
item that is produced to complete a project or part of a project

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project objectives

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quantifiable criteria that must be met for the project to be
considered a success

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project risk

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an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative
effect on a project's objectives