This glossary is a curated collection of essential terms that guide organizations through the end-to-end journey of adopting AI. From awarenes to development and deployment, it translates complex AI concepts into practical language.
AI Adoption & IT Outsourcing Glossary
Hi there, welcome to AI Adoption & IT Outsourcing (ITO) Glossary by SmartDev is designed to help you navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of modern technology. From foundational concepts to advanced AI frameworks, this curated resource brings together the key terms that drive scalable software development and digital transformation.
AI Adoption Glossary
KI-Agent
AI Automation for Business Processes
AI Business Case Development
AI Enterprise Roadmap
KI-Governance
KI-Integration
AI Model Deployment & Monitoring
AI Model Development & Training
AI Prototyping
AI Readiness
AI ROI
AI Security & Compliance
AI Solution Prototyping (PoC/MVP)
KI-Strategie
AI Transformation
AI Use Cases
Cloud Architecture
Data Engineering Capability
Daten-Governance
Data Infrastructure
Data Strategy
Generative KI
Maschinelles Lernen
Model Development
IT Outsourcing Glossary
A – B
Access Control
Kontoverwaltung
Agile Development
Agile Methodology
Agile Transformation
AI Engineering
API Integration
Application Maintenance
Anwendungsmodernisierung
Architecture Design
Automation TestingBacklog Grooming
Benchmarking
Bench Management
BOT Model (Build–Operate–Transfer)
Geschäftsanalyse
Business Model
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Business Requirement
C
Capacity Planning
Change Request
CI/CD Pipeline
Client Discovery Call
Client Onboarding
Client Retention
Client Satisfaction Score
Cloud-Migration
Cloud Native Development
Code Refactoring
Code Review
Commercial Proposal
Containerisierung
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Cross-selling
Customer Success Management
D – E – F
Data Encryption
Datenmigration
Datensicherheit
Dedicated Development Team
Delivery Management
DevOps
Digitale Transformation
Distributed Development Team
Employee Retention
End-to-End Testing
Engineering Culture
Engineering Productivity
Enterprise Architecture
Escalation Management
Event-driven Architecture
Fixed Price Contract
Functional Specification
G – H – I – K – L
Global Delivery Model
Governance Framework
GraphQL
Hybrid Delivery Model
Hyperautomatisierung
Infrastruktur als Code
Integration Testing
Issue Tracking
IT Consulting
IT Outsourcing
Kanban Workflow
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
Knowledge Transfer
Kubernetes
Lead Generation
Long-term Partnership
N – O – P – Q
Verwaltete Dienste
Milestone-Based Contract
Microservices Architecture
Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Monolithic Architecture
Nearshore Development
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Offshore Development
Offshore-Entwicklungszentrum (ODC)
Onshore Development
Penetration Testing
Leistungstests
Pilotprojekt
Pre-sales Engineering
Product Backlog
Project Charter
Project Governance
Project Roadmap
Proof of Concept (POC)
Qualitätssicherung
Quality Engineering
R – S
Regressionstests
Request for Information (RFI)
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Request for Quotation (RFQ)
Resource Allocation
Retainer Model
Revenue Share Model
Risikomanagement
Scrum Framework
Security Audit
Serverless Computing
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Skill Matrix
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Solution Architecture
Solution Pitch
Sprint Planning
Personalaufstockung
Stakeholder Management
Story Point
Strategische Technologiepartnerschaft
System Design
Systemintegration
T – U – V – W
Talent Pool
Technical Architecture
Technical Debt
Technical Interview
Technical Proposal
Technology Partner
Test Case
Test Strategy
Time & Material Contract
User Story
Unit Testing
Upselling
User Acceptance Testing
Vendor Ecosystem
Vendor Management
Versionskontrolle
Vulnerability Assessment
Waterfall Development
Work Breakdown Structure

