VWVW – virtual worker at virtual workplace.SMART – used in goal setting, it stands for Specific, Measureable, Attainable or Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.Stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed. RACI – tool used to assign roles and responsibilities to team members.Your college buddy has just sent you a link titled “Check this out! (NSFW).” Don’t click on it if you value your job. IMO – “In my opinion.” Commonly used in email communications or IMHO – “in my humble opinion.”.FWIW – “For what it’s worth.” Commonly used in email communications.COOP – Continuity of operations planning.“After coming out of the weekly staff meeting, I still felt 404.” 404 – Abbreviation for the “Error 404 – Not Found” message displayed when coming across a dead link online.

ASIC Application-specific Integrated Circuit. AIDA Attention, interest, desire, action. SWOT – Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats Now, let’s get on to the business abbreviations and business acronyms list.Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 – First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter.MBA – Master of Business Administration Degree.ISO – International Organization for Standardization.EST – Eastern Standard Time (the time on the East Coast of the United States and some Canadian provinces).BA – Bachelor of Business Administration Degree An acronym is an abbreviation formed of the initial letters of words in a set phrase or series of words, and pronounced as a single word, for example, OPEC (.

Some abbreviations can be used in emails or chatting online, some are specific to the virtual workplace. “RSVP to John by April the 20th” Other Business Abbreviations RSVP is now a fixed idiom, even in French.)Į.g. If you want to understand the latest company memo, you'll need to commit these terms to memory.RSVP= Répondez s’il vous plait (RSVP is indeed French and it stands for répondez s’il vous plaît.

Some business abbreviations and initialisms are more common or official than others. General Business Acronyms and Abbreviations

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