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Glossary

TermMeaning
CanvasThe unit of work for one engagement: all worksheets and the dossier of one client.
TenantAn organisation or consultancy with its own isolated environment, house style and configuration.
WorksheetOne domain within the canvas, for example Customers or IT.
DossierThe collection of the client's source documents; the evidence base under AI generation.
GroundingThe principle that an AI claim must be traceable to a concrete passage in the dossier.
Evidence chainThe verified reference from a claim to the fragment it rests on.
Source accountabilityThe visible presentation of that: which file and which page this comes from.
No evidenceExplicit outcome when the dossier contains no relevant passage — instead of an invented answer.
Review gateThe fixed moment at which a person accepts, edits or rejects an AI proposal.
ArchetypeA fixed angle along which a domain is described, for example customer journey or segmentation.
IssueA problem identified on a worksheet; raw material for analysis and improvement actions.
ClusterA group of related issues that together form one theme or pattern.
Improvement actionA proposed intervention that follows from the analysis.
CapabilitySomething the organisation must be able to do to make its strategy succeed.
GapThe difference between the current and the desired maturity level of a capability.
InitiativeA bundle of improvement actions in the change portfolio that forms one change, with a decision and a rationale.
PlateauA step on the roadmap of the change portfolio.
Change portfolioThe worksheet where improvement actions become initiatives: prioritise, feasibility, roadmap and deliver.
One-pagerA single-A4 document per worksheet or canvas, written as business text.
ReviewedThe confirmation that the consultant has reviewed the content of a report, before downloading.
OutgoingTab in the dossier with every downloaded report version, with version number, date and author.
Trial benchAdministration screen on which a new AI model runs alongside the current one on the same fixed set before it goes into use.
Help centreAll help for a worksheet on one page, with the option to ask a question.
Strategic themeA guiding priority from the strategy, with success factors and KPIs.
CSFCritical success factor: what matters most for a theme to succeed.
Report blockA typed part of a report that knows how to retrieve its own data.
Digital maturityA measurement of how digitally mature an organisation is, on the European digital maturity framework, with the organisation's own ambition next to it. A tab of Strategy and a report of its own.
MeasurementOne run through the Digital maturity questionnaire, with a score and level per topic and for the total. The owner confirms a measurement as a revision.
LevelThe grouping of a score into basic, average, fairly advanced or advanced.
Information domainAn area of information the organisation works in, for example customer contact or product registration; applications, processes and key data belong to it.
LayerThe grouping of information domains into five layers: Interaction channels, Customer journey, Integration & data, Product registration and Steering & support.
LandscapeThe register of applications and technology in IT, shown as a table or as a diagram of applications on their information domains in the five layers.
OwnerThe role on a canvas that manages the participants. A canvas always has at least one owner.
EditorThe role on a canvas that changes the content.
ReaderThe role on a canvas that reads along: everything can be read and a reviewed report downloaded. Fields are closed and the AI buttons are off.
Read-onlyThe state of a canvas for a reader: nothing can be changed, added or deleted, and no AI credit is used.
ParticipantSomeone who works on one canvas, even without being a member of the organisation. A participant only becomes a member of the canvas by accepting the invitation.
Access for supportTemporary access (24 hours, 3 days or 7 days) that the client itself gives Belita to view a canvas, as reader or editor. It expires by itself and can be withdrawn earlier.
Second factorA six-digit code from an authenticator app, in addition to the password when signing in. The platform administrator switches it on per organisation, for administrators or for all users.
Platform administratorThe administrator of the platform itself (Belita): organisations, settings and budgets, without access to the content of a canvas.
AI budgetAn organisation's allowance of AI use. When it is used up, a message says so in the language of the canvas.
New versionA newer edition of a document in the dossier. The AI uses only the newest one; the older ones are kept.
Example canvasA fully filled-in canvas (Meerdijk) with ready-made reports, in the language of the organisation.
What's newPage in the account menu with what changed, with a switch for the news email.
IntakeThe agreements up front: what the engagement is, with an engagement confirmation you can share.
Investment readiness scanThe workspace as an investment readiness scan: can the organisation carry the growth plan.
AdministratorRole in an organisation that manages members, house style, language and AI budget. The other organisation role is member.
Extract, generate, improveThe three actions of the AI: pulling from the dossier, writing with dossier, worksheet and general knowledge, and sharpening text that is already there.
ConfirmRecording a measurement or model as the definitive state, as a revision.
Row-level securityAuthorisation in the database itself: rows you may not see are not delivered.
Test environmentThe environment in which every change is proven before production receives it.