The IT Skeptic - Glossary

Definition of marginal costing

skeptic — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:41:39 +0000

"Definition of marginal costing is incorrect in accounting terms. It identifies the cost and contribution of producing one more unit of work/activity. Definition given in the glossary more closely resembles that for standard costing."

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Definition of Certification in glossary

skeptic — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:39:26 +0000

"Definition of Certification in glossary states 'The term Certification is also used to mean awarding a certificate to verify that a person has achieved a qualification.' This is incorrect; a certificate is awarded to serve as evidence that a person has achieved a qualification. Someone other than the awarding authority would use it to verify the qualification of the individual. This is an important distinction."

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Definition of Accounting in glossary

skeptic — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:32:20 +0000

"Definition of Accounting in glossary is incorrect, includes activities associated with Budgeting (comparing costs with budget to determine and manage variance)."

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Marginal costing definition

JamesFinister — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:34:45 +0000

Marginal costing is defined in the glossary as "The Cost of continuing to provide the IT Service. Marginal Cost does not include investment already made, for example the cost of developing new software and delivering training."

In accountancy terms the marginal cost is typically defined as, for the sake of simplicity, "the cost of doing one more thing (unit of work/activity)", for example how much does it cost to extend service hours by one hour.

The definition as given sounds more like standard costing ( which isn't in the glossary )

No ... Manager roles defined in glossary

skeptic — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:48:09 +0000

This appears to be a conscious decision to define XXX Management but not XXX Manager. There are a few definitions with the word "manager" but they are geenric terms like "process manager' not specific roles (except "Account Manager")