PoS Terminology

This page provides the default DRIVER+ definitions for all DRIVER+ terminology terms, as well as the alternative definitions that are used by specific groups of Management stakeholders. Follow this link to export the complete list as PDF.

Fire behavior

Fire meteorology

Fire regime

Gap

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Gap

Difference between the existing capabilities of responders and what was actually needed for effective and timely response.

Gap

Glossary

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Glossary

Document or part of a document which contains a selected list of words from one or a few given texts which are deemed to require punctiform explanation but which explanations do not necessarily follow a uniform pattern.

Glossary

High-level decision-makers

High-level decision-makers

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High-level decision-makers

See: strategic decision makers.

I4CM - Innovation for Crisis Management

I4CM - Innovation for Crisis Management

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I4CM - Innovation for Crisis Management

Regular international meeting on innovation for crisis management organised in the context of DRIVER+.

Informed consent

Innovation

Innovation

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Innovation

Implementation of a new or significantly improved product (good or service), or process, new marketing method, or new organizational method in business practices, workplace organization or external relations.

ISO 37500:2014(en) Guidance on outsourcing, section 3.6: new or changed object (3.6.1) realizing or redistributing value.

Innovation ecosystem

Interoperability

Interoperability

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Interoperability

The ability of diverse systems and organisations to work together, i.e. to interoperate.

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

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Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

Key performance indicator (KPI) is a quantifiable measure that an organization (person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities and relationships to achieve its objectives) uses to gauge or compare performance (measurable result) in terms of meeting its strategic and operational objectives (result to be achieved).

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

Legacy systems

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Legacy systems

( management) system currently in operational use.

Legacy systems

Lessons learned

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Lessons learned

Result of the lessons learning process.

Lessons learned

Lessons Learning process

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Lessons Learning process

Distributing the problem information to the whole project and organization as well as other related projects and organizations, warning if similar failure modes or mechanism issues exist and taking preventive actions.

Lessons Learning process

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