Analytics Glossary¶
Why This Exists¶
This glossary defines Analytics Domain terms with precise meanings.
Owner¶
The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.
Business Value¶
Shared language helps product, architecture, engineering, data, and executive reporting teams build consistent analytical models.
Terms¶
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analytics Domain | The domain responsible for dashboards, KPIs, reports, snapshots, insights, and performance summaries. |
| Dashboard | Curated visual or structured view of analytical information for a defined audience. |
| KPI Definition | Governed definition of a key performance indicator, including formula, source lineage, thresholds, and version. |
| Report Definition | Governed definition of a report, including audience, schedule, content, filters, and format. |
| Metric Snapshot | Point-in-time calculated metric value with period, formula version, and lineage. |
| Analytical View | Reporting model derived from source domain facts. |
| Insight Record | Documented analytical observation with evidence, severity, explanation, and status. |
| Performance Summary | Summary of performance over a period, domain, or business scope. |
| CEO Briefing | Executive-ready summary of KPIs, risks, insights, and decisions requiring attention. |
| Win/Loss Analytics | Analysis of bid outcomes and reasons for wins or losses. |
| Compliance Trend | Analytical view of compliance readiness, expiry, risk, and improvement over time. |
| Revenue Pipeline | Analytical view of potential and realized procurement revenue across opportunity, bid, and contract stages. |
| Source Lineage | Metadata linking analytical output to source domains, events, aggregates, and formula versions. |
| Data Freshness | Metadata describing when an analytical view or metric was last refreshed. |
| Threshold Band | Classification of a metric into status bands such as green, amber, or red. |
| Pulse | The Digital Professional responsible for Business Intelligence and Analytics workflows. |
Boundary Notes¶
Analytics terms describe reporting and insight records. Operational terms such as tender, bid, contract, supplier, funding application, certificate, and notification remain defined in their owning domains.