Data analytics
Using your own data to answer questions about the business.
Business A to Z
Every trade has words it uses without explaining. In business the cost of not knowing one is real: some of them are ordinary jargon and some of them are a decision that can take a house.
Please note: This page explains what a term means. It is general information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice, and it does not know anything about your business. Before you sign, file or commit to anything, check it with an accountant, a solicitor, or the official guidance we link to.
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32 terms filed under D, showing 1–10 (page 1 of 4).
D
Data breach
Personal data lost, stolen or exposed. Seventy-two hours to report.
Data controller and processor
Also called Controller, Processor, DPA, Data processing agreement
Who decides what happens to personal data, and who merely acts on instructions. The distinction sets the liability.
Data governance
Knowing what data you hold, where it is, and who is responsible for it.
Data processing agreement
The contract required whenever someone processes personal data for you.
DBS check
Also called Disclosure and Barring Service, Criminal record check
A criminal records check, at one of several levels, available only where the role legally qualifies.
Debt recovery
Getting paid when asking has not worked.
Debtor days
Also called Days sales outstanding, DSO, Aged debtors
How long, on average, your customers actually take to pay you — which is rarely the number on your invoice.
Decision maker and buying committee
Who actually signs, and everyone else who can stop it.
Decision making under uncertainty
Choosing when you cannot know. Most business decisions.
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