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Authenticity

Being genuine, trustworthy, real or actual. Often speaks to being true to one’s own character.

Agreement

Coordinated activity of an organization to realize value from assets.

Audit

A planned evidence-gathering process to assess whether agreed-upon requirements are being met to enhance the degree of confidence of intended users or […]

Arbitration

Submission of a dispute to one or more qualified and impartial persons for a final and binding decision.

Activity

Task or tasks that contribute to completion of deliverables.

Alignment

The process of getting all aspects of the organization moving in the same direction.

Active voice

Adds energy to writing and makes sentences less formal and more conversational.

Accounting

A monetary reporting system used to inform interested parties about a firm’s business transactions.

Access flooring system

See raised floor.

Activity-based costing (ABC)

A cost measurement system that is often used to track and control overhead costs; accumulates costs of activities that consume resources.