Exception Report
A type of summary report that identifies any events that are outside the scope of what is considered a normal range. This report is essential in project management as it documents what went wrong and can be used as part of a “lessons learned” for the next project.
Extensible Markup Language
Describes the format, presentation and provides application control over the content of the documents and systems using this language. Much more powerful than HTML, XML is likely to be the next generation language for the web and business applications.
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
An authoring language used by organizations to design the appearance of and relationship between data. XML is information wrapped in data tags. A program must be written to use the data. The way XML is constructed, older versions of an application can still work. Therefore XML makes it easier to expand or upgrade operating systems.
Extranet
The extension of a company's intranet out onto the Internet, most often to allow selected customers, suppliers and mobile workers to access the company's private data and applications via the Web. Portions of an ESS solution are sometimes run on an Extranet, allowing separated and retired employees to access benefits data that may apply to...
Fault Tolerance
The ability of a system or network to continue operating and providing services even in the presence of hardware or software failures or disruptions.
Feedback Loop
A system for improving a product, process, etc. by collecting and reacting to users' comments.
Field Level Security
Field level security settings let administrators restrict users’ access to view and edit specific fields on views, pages, reports, portals, etc.
File Transfer Protocol
A client/server standard used to transfer files between computers over the Internet using control and data channels. More modern and secure methods of transferring data are SFTP (using a secure channel between computer systems); HTTPS (adds an added layer of encryption); AS2 (generates an envelope for the data with digital certifications and encryption); MFT (providing...
Firewall
The layer of security between the intranet of a company and the Internet. Firewalls are used to protect the company intranet from harmful and malicious intruders like virus and hackers.
Fishbone Diagram
A fishbone diagram, also called a cause and effect diagram or Ishikawa diagram, is a visualization tool for categorizing the potential causes of a problem in order to identify its root causes. A fishbone diagram is useful in brainstorming sessions to focus conversation.