Definitions and Terms

ICT Strategy Plan 2006-2009

PR	Business Process Re-engineering
CAF	Common Assessment Framework
CYPP	Children and Young People’s Plan
CYPS	Children and Young People’s Services
dcs	Formerly Devon Curriculum Services
DISC	Information for children and families in Devon
EDRMS	Electronic Document and Records Management System
e-CAF	electronic Common Assessment Framework
e-GIF	electronic Government Inter-operability Framework standards
ESCR	Electronic Social Care Record
GIS	Geographical Information System or geospatial information system
HRMS	Human Resources Management System
ICS	Integrated Children’s System
ICT	Information and Communications Technology
IM	Information Management
ISA	Information Sharing Assessment
ISI	Information Sharing Index (now renamed ContactPoint)
JAR	Joint Area Review
MSP	Managing Successful Programmes – an OGC national standards approach
NeSDS	National e-Service Delivery Standards
OGC	Office of Government Commerce
Prince2	A project management method owned by the OGC
RAP	Raising Achievement Plan 2006 – 2007
SCIST	Social Care Information Services Team
ScoMIS	ICT support unit based in CYPS
SIMS	Schools Information Management System – from Capita ES
t-Government	transformational Government
www.br	Business Reengineering - CYPS Business Plan 2006-7 – see Appendix B (20KB - pdf help)
www.wfs	CYPS Workforce Strategy