List of corporate jargon

The following is a list of frequently used corporate jargon:

COB - Close Of Business
FYI - for your information
ASAP - as soon as possible
SOB - start of business
AFS - Available for Sale
AOB - Any Other Business
AOP - Annual Operating Plan
BAU - Business As Usual
BR/KR - Best Regards
24/7 & 7/52/Kind Regards
BU - business unit
BTW - by the way
CAO - Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Administrative Officer or Chief Academic Officer
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CPO - Chief People Officer also Chief Procurement Officer
CCO - Chief Compliance Officer
CCG - Corporate Consultancy Group
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
CIO - Chief Information Officer also Chief Investment Officer
CISO - Chief Information Security Officer
CMO - Chief Marketing Officer
COO - Chief Operating Officer
COP - Close of Play
CSA - Customer Service Advisor
CTO - Chief Technical Officer
DBA - doing business as
EDD - Estimated Delivery Date
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
EOD - end of day
EOM - end of message
EOY - end of year
ER - Earnings Release
FBS - Functional Business Unit
FOC - Free of Charge
FY - fiscal year
FTE - full time equivalent
FYIA - for your information and necessary action / for your immediate action
F2F - Face to Face
HR - human resources
IRO - In respect of
JD - Job Description
KPI - Key performance indicators
LEA - Local Education Authority
MNC - multinational company
MOU - memorandum of understanding
MOM - minutes of meeting
NDA - Non-disclosure agreement
OBE - overtaken by events* obsolete
OD - organisational development
OOO / OOTO - out of (the) office
PFA - please find attached
PFB - please find below
POC - point of contact, proof of concept
POS - point of sale
PP - payback period
P.S. - Postscript text after the main body of an email
PTO - Paid Time Off
QPR - Quarterly Performance Report
QQ - Quick Question
R&D - Research and Development
RFP - Request for Proposal
RIF - Reduction in Force
ROI - return on investment
RTM - release to manufacturing
SBU - Strategic Business Unit
SME - Subject Matter Expert
SOD - start of day
SOW - Statement of work
SVP - senior Vice president
TAT - Turn Around Time
TBA - to be announced
TBD - to be determined
TBC - to be confirmed
TBH - to be hired
TCO - total cost of ownership
USP - Unique Selling Proposition/Point
VP - Vice president
WC - Week Commencing
WE - Week Ending
WRT - With respect to
YTD - Year to date

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