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| Feasibility Study Report (FSR) - The state approval document required for initial project approval that contains analyses of options, cost estimates and other information. A customized Implementation Advance Planning Document (IAPD) is accepted in lieu of an FSR, for those projects receiving federal funding. The format of the FSR is dictated by DOF. |
| Feedback - Information derived from observation of project activities, which is used to analyze the status of the job and take corrective action if necessary. |
| Federal Reference Model - A series of interrelated taxonomies that comprise the Federal Enterprise Architecture, and that are designed to facilitate cross-agency analysis and the identification of duplicative investments, gaps, and opportunities for collaboration within and across Federal Agencies. |
| Federated Identity Management - Federated identity, or the ‘federation’ of identity, describes the technologies, standards and use-cases which serve to enable the portability of identity information across otherwise autonomous security domains. The ultimate goal of identity federation is to enable users of one domain to securely access data, systems, or business services of another domain seamlessly, and without the need for redundant user administration. |
| Fiscal Year - The 12-month period of July 1 to June 30 used for financial planning and reporting purposes. |
| Flowchart - Diagram consisting of symbols depicting a physical process, a thought process, or an algorithm. Shows how the various elements of a system or process relate and which can be used for continuous process improvement. |
| Foreign key - identifies a column or a set of columns in one (child or referencing) table that refers to a column or set of columns in another (master or referenced) table. The columns in the referencing table must be the primary key in the referenced table. |
| Formal Acceptance - Documentation signifying that the customer or sponsor has accepted the product on the project or phase. May be conditional if the acceptance is for a phase of the project. |
| Framework - The combination of the templates and structured processes that facilitate the documentation of the architecture in a systematic and disciplined manner. |
| Future System Approach - The document describes the "To Be" view of the system, and is produced as part of a BPR study. It is designed to help the users visualize how they will interact with the new/updated system, particularly focusing on business processes and interactions with the system. |
| Function - Related activities that are part of a process or a sub process. Most organizations are divided into functional areas; for example, acquisition, accounting, budgets, facilities, and human resources. |
| Functional Requirements - Characteristics of the deliverable described in ordinary, non-technical language that is understandable to the customer. Customer plays a major, direct role in their development. |
