Enterprise Technology Dictionary -- Letter B
Benefits Management
Definition:
Advantage, privilege, right, or financial reimbursement (such as that made under an insurance policy, medical plan, or pension plan)
Theme(s):
Enterprise Architecture, Administrative and Financial Systems
Topic(s):
Context:
Business Functions
Budgetary Control
Definition:
The control or management of a governmental unit in accordance with an approved budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenues.
Theme(s):
Enterprise Architecture, Administrative and Financial Systems
Context:
Business Functions
Budgeting
Definition:
A plan of financial operation embodying an estimate of proposed expenditures for a given period of time or purpose and the proposed means of financing them.
Theme(s):
Enterprise Architecture, Administrative and Financial Systems
Context:
Business Functions
Business Analytics
Definition:
Business analytics includes all forms of data analysis of extremely large, complex data sets (big data) that are manipulated for business (mission) consumption
Theme(s):
Technology Business Management, Enterprise Architecture, Business Intelligence
Context:
IT Business Function
Business Application / System
Definition:
An application or system which has a direct impact on the delivery of services to department/agency employees, clients or consumers.
Theme(s):
General IT, Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Management, Technology Business Management
Business Continuity
Definition:
The activities performed by the agency to ensure critical functions are available to entities needing access to those functions. Business continuity is related to restoring normal day-to-day functions in the event of service disruptions. Business continuity planning is different than disaster recovery planning.
Theme(s):
Enterprise Architecture, Disaster Recovery
Topic(s):
Context:
Disaster Recovery
