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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a federal law that established sweeping auditing and financial regulations for public companies.

  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Section 404

    Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Section 404 mandates that all publicly traded companies must establish internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and must document, test, and maintain those controls and procedures to ensure their effectiveness.

  • security audit

    A security audit is a systematic evaluation of the security of a company's information system by measuring how well it conforms to an established set of criteria.

  • Semantic Web

    The Semantic Web is a vision for linking data across webpages, applications and files.

  • servant leadership

    Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy built on the belief that the most effective leaders strive to serve others, rather than accrue power or take control.

  • shared services

    Shared services is a delivery model organizations use to consolidate similar business functions into a single unit that supports the entire organization.

  • sharing economy

    The sharing economy, also known as collaborative consumption or peer-to-peer-based sharing, is a concept that highlights the ability -- and perhaps the preference -- of individuals to rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them.

  • SIPOC (suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers) diagram

    A SIPOC (suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers) diagram is a visual tool for documenting a business process from beginning to end prior to implementation.

  • Six Sigma

    Six Sigma is a business methodology for quality improvement that measures how many defects there are in a current process and seeks to systematically eliminate them.

  • skunkworks project (Skunk Works)

    A skunkworks project, also known as Skunk Works, is an innovative undertaking, involving a small group of people, that is outside the normal research and development (R&D) channels within an organization.

  • SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud)

    SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) is the concept that the convergence of four technologies is currently driving business innovation.

  • smart contract

    A smart contract is a self-executing computer program that automatically executes the terms of a contract without the involvement of third parties.

  • smart machines

    A smart machine is a device embedded with machine-to-machine and/or cognitive computing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) or deep learning, all of which it uses to reason, solve problems, make decisions and even take action.

  • social network

    A social network is a website or app that lets people connect with each other on a common platform.

  • soft skills

    A soft skill is a personal attribute that supports situational awareness and enhances an individual's ability to get a job done.

  • software license

    A software license is a document that provides legally binding guidelines for the use and distribution of software.

  • spatial computing

    Spatial computing broadly characterizes the processes and tools used to capture, process and interact with three-dimensional (3D) data.

  • spoliation

    Spoliation is the destruction, alteration, or mutilation of evidence that may pertain to legal action. (Continued)

  • stakeholder

    A stakeholder is a person, group or organization with a vested interest, or stake, in the decision-making and activities of a business, organization or project.

  • standard business reporting (SBR)

    Standard business reporting (SBR) is a group of frameworks adopted by governments to promote standardization in reporting business data.

  • startup accelerator

    A startup accelerator, sometimes referred to as a seed accelerator, is a business program that supports early-stage, growth-driven companies through education, mentorship and financing.

  • startup company

    A startup company is a newly formed business with particular momentum behind it based on perceived demand for its product or service.

  • startup culture

    A startup culture is a workplace environment that values creative problem-solving, open communication and a flat hierarchy.

  • steering committee

    A steering committee comprises a group of high-ranking IT professionals who provide guidance and strategic direction to an organization or organizational segment.

  • strategic innovation

    Strategic innovation is a company's process of reinventing its corporate strategy to encourage growth, create value for the company and its customers, and gain competitive differentiation.

  • strategic leadership

    Strategic leadership is a practice in which executives, using different styles of management, develop a vision for their organization that enables it to adapt to or remain competitive in a changing economic and technological climate.

  • strategic management

    Strategic management is the ongoing planning, monitoring, analysis and assessment of all necessities an organization needs to meet its goals and objectives.

  • strategic planning

    Strategic planning is a process in which an organization's leaders define their vision for the future and identify their organization's goals and objectives.

  • subscription management

    Subscription management is the process of overseeing and controlling all aspects of products and services sold repeatedly through a weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly subscription-based pricing model.

  • Superdome

    Superdome is a high-end 64-bit, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) PA-8600 processor-based UNIX server designed for e-commerce customers using very large databases.

  • sustainability risk management (SRM)

    Sustainability risk management (SRM) is a business strategy that aligns profit goals with a company's environmental, social and governance (ESG).

  • SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis)

    SWOT analysis is a framework for identifying and analyzing an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

  • synthetic data

    Synthetic data is information that's artificially manufactured rather than generated by real-world events.

  • Systems Modeling Language (SysML)

    Systems Modeling Language (SysML) helps teams design, develop, test and deploy complex physical systems.

  • systems of engagement

    Systems of engagement are decentralized IT components that incorporate technologies such as social media and the cloud to encourage and enable peer interaction.

  • systems thinking

    Systems thinking is a holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems.

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