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entrepreneur (entrepreneurship)
An entrepreneur is an individual who identifies a need in the marketplace and works to fulfill it. Continue Reading
business process reengineering (BPR)
Business process reengineering (BPR) is an approach to change management in which the related tasks required to obtain a specific business outcome are radically redesigned. An important goal of BPR is to analyze workflows within and between ... Continue Reading
synthetic data
Synthetic data is information that's artificially manufactured rather than generated by real-world events. Continue Reading
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Enterprise data analytics strategy: A guide for CIOs
This Essential Guide explores enterprise data analytics strategies and how to select the right infrastructure, management tactics and technologies for your organization. Continue Reading
Six Sigma
Six Sigma is an approach to data-driven management that seeks to improve quality by measuring how many defects there are in a process and systematically eliminating them until there are as close to zero defects as possible. Continue Reading
migration
In information technology (IT), migration is the process of moving from the use of one operating environment to another operating environment that is, in most cases, thought to be a better one.Continue Reading
e-procurement (supplier exchange)
E-procurement is the business-to-business purchase and sale of supplies and services over the Internet.Continue Reading
business process outsourcing (BPO)
Business process outsourcing (BPO) makes use of third-party service providers by transferring nonessential business functions outside of the organization. Companies use BPO for tasks like payroll, human resources and accounting.Continue Reading
data collection
Data collection is a process for gathering information from different sources. In business, data collection helps organizations answer relevant questions and evaluate possible business outcomes.Continue Reading
workflow
Workflow is the series of activities that are necessary to complete a task.Continue Reading
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Enterprise architecture for big data: Build it or buy it?
CIOs looking to make mountains of big data actionable are deliberating whether it's best to build their own enterprise architecture for big data or source the necessary technology from providers. There are pros and cons to each approach, as ...Continue Reading
Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (often shortened to SOX) is legislation passed by the U.S. Congress to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices in the enterprise, as well as improve the accuracy of ...Continue Reading
CIO vertical: Using digital technologies to shake up healthcare
What does the digital enterprise look like in healthcare? In this SearchCIO video excerpt, CTCA CIO Kristin Darby talks past, present and future care.Continue Reading
coopetition (co-opetition)
Coopetition is a business strategy that uses insights gained from game theory to understand when it is better for competitors to work together. Continue Reading
Big data is not little data writ large -- it changes everything
Make no mistake, big data is not small data on steroids, warns SearchCIO expert Harvey Koeppel. Big data changes how we live, work and play.Continue Reading