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Trademarks & Attribution

Acknowledgments for third-party marks referenced in the COMPEL™ Body of Knowledge

COMPEL™ and the COMPEL Body of Knowledge™ are trademarks of FlowRidge. All COMPEL methodology, materials, diagrams, and related assets are the intellectual property of FlowRidge unless otherwise noted.

The COMPEL Body of Knowledge references a number of third-party frameworks, standards, methodologies, products, and services for the purposes of education, comparison, and interoperability guidance. This page lists those marks and identifies their respective owners.

Reference to a third-party framework, standard, product, or service in the COMPEL Body of Knowledge does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, certification, or affiliation by or with the trademark owner. All third-party marks remain the property of their respective owners.

Third-Party Marks Referenced

ADKAR® Owner: Prosci, Inc.
ADKAR is a registered trademark of Prosci, Inc. Referenced for educational purposes only; no endorsement or affiliation is implied.
Agile Owner: Agile Alliance / generic methodology term
Agile is a widely used methodology term. The Agile Alliance is a registered trademark of Agile Alliance, Inc.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)® Owner: Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
Amazon Web Services and AWS are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Anthropic / Claude™ Owner: Anthropic, PBC
Anthropic and Claude are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC.
Azure® Owner: Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Azure is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
BABOK® Guide® Owner: International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
BABOK is a registered trademark of the International Institute of Business Analysis.
CIS Controls® Owner: Center for Internet Security, Inc.
CIS Controls is a registered trademark of the Center for Internet Security, Inc.
COBIT® Owner: ISACA
COBIT is a registered trademark of ISACA. Referenced here for educational purposes only.
COSO ERM Owner: Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COSO and the COSO Enterprise Risk Management framework are works of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Credo AI™ Owner: Credo AI, Inc.
Credo AI is a trademark of Credo AI, Inc.
Databricks® Owner: Databricks, Inc.
Databricks is a registered trademark of Databricks, Inc.
DevOps Owner: Generic methodology term
DevOps is a generic term describing a software engineering culture and practice. No single owner is asserted.
EU AI Act Owner: European Union
The EU AI Act is legislation of the European Union. Referenced as a public regulatory instrument; no affiliation implied.
GDPR Owner: European Union
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is legislation of the European Union. Referenced as a public regulatory instrument; no affiliation implied.
GitHub® Owner: GitHub, Inc. (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation)
GitHub is a registered trademark of GitHub, Inc.
GitLab® Owner: GitLab B.V.
GitLab is a registered trademark of GitLab B.V.
Google / Google Cloud™ Owner: Google LLC
Google and Google Cloud are trademarks of Google LLC.
HIPAA Owner: United States Department of Health & Human Services
HIPAA refers to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Referenced as a public regulatory instrument; no affiliation implied.
Hugging Face™ Owner: Hugging Face, Inc.
Hugging Face is a trademark of Hugging Face, Inc.
IAPP® Owner: International Association of Privacy Professionals
IAPP is a registered trademark of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
IBM watsonx® Owner: International Business Machines Corporation
IBM and watsonx are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
IEC Owner: International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC refers to the International Electrotechnical Commission. IEC standards are copyrighted by the IEC.
IEEE / IEEE 7000™® Owner: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
IEEE is a registered trademark of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated. IEEE 7000 is a standard published by the IEEE.
ISACA® Owner: Information Systems Audit and Control Association
ISACA is a registered trademark of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.
ISC2® Owner: (ISC)² — International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc.
(ISC)² is a registered trademark of International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc.
ISO / ISO/IEC 42001 / ISO 9001 / ISO 27001 / ISO 31000 Owner: International Organization for Standardization
ISO is a trademark of the International Organization for Standardization. References to ISO standards (including ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 31000) are for educational purposes; the standards themselves are copyrighted by ISO and/or IEC and may be obtained from authorized distributors.
ITIL® Owner: AXELOS Limited
ITIL is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used here under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
Kotter 8-Step Process Owner: Kotter, Inc. / Dr. John P. Kotter
The Kotter 8-Step Process for Leading Change is the work of Dr. John P. Kotter and Kotter, Inc. Referenced for educational purposes only.
LangChain™ Owner: LangChain, Inc.
LangChain is a trademark of LangChain, Inc.
Lean Six Sigma / Six Sigma Owner: Various; Six Sigma was originally developed at Motorola, Inc.
Six Sigma was originally developed at Motorola, Inc. Lean Six Sigma is a methodology with multiple certifying bodies. Referenced for educational purposes only.
LinkedIn® Owner: LinkedIn Corporation (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation)
LinkedIn is a registered trademark of LinkedIn Corporation.
McKinsey 7S Framework Owner: McKinsey & Company
The 7S Framework was developed at McKinsey & Company. McKinsey is a trademark of McKinsey & Company.
Microsoft® Owner: Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
MITRE ATT&CK®® Owner: The MITRE Corporation
MITRE ATT&CK is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
MITRE D3FEND™™ Owner: The MITRE Corporation
MITRE D3FEND is a trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
MLOps Owner: Generic methodology term
MLOps is a generic term describing operational practices for machine learning systems. No single owner is asserted.
NIST AI RMF Owner: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
The NIST AI Risk Management Framework is a publication of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Used as a public reference; no affiliation implied.
Notion® Owner: Notion Labs, Inc.
Notion is a registered trademark of Notion Labs, Inc.
OECD AI Principles Owner: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The OECD AI Principles are a publication of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Used as a public reference; no affiliation implied.
OneTrust® Owner: OneTrust, LLC
OneTrust is a registered trademark of OneTrust, LLC.
OpenAI™ Owner: OpenAI, L.L.C.
OpenAI is a trademark of OpenAI, L.L.C.
OWASP® Owner: OWASP Foundation, Inc.
OWASP is a registered trademark of the OWASP Foundation, Inc.
PCI DSS Owner: PCI Security Standards Council, LLC
PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a standard of the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC.
PMBOK® Guide® Owner: Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)
PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
PMI® Owner: Project Management Institute, Inc.
PMI is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Prosci® Owner: Prosci, Inc.
Prosci is a registered trademark of Prosci, Inc.
SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework)® Owner: Scaled Agile, Inc.
SAFe and Scaled Agile Framework are registered trademarks of Scaled Agile, Inc. Referenced here for identification and educational purposes only; no endorsement, partnership, or affiliation is implied.
Scrum Owner: Generic methodology term; "Scrum" and related certifications are administered by Scrum.org, Scrum Alliance, and others
Scrum is a framework with multiple stewards. References to specific Scrum-related certifications are owned by their respective organizations.
Slack® Owner: Slack Technologies, LLC (a subsidiary of Salesforce, Inc.)
Slack is a registered trademark of Slack Technologies, LLC.
Snowflake® Owner: Snowflake Inc.
Snowflake is a registered trademark of Snowflake Inc.
SOC 2®® Owner: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
SOC 2 is a registered trademark of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Stripe® Owner: Stripe, Inc.
Stripe is a registered trademark of Stripe, Inc.
Supabase™ Owner: Supabase Inc.
Supabase is a trademark of Supabase Inc.
TOGAF®® Owner: The Open Group
TOGAF is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
Vercel® Owner: Vercel, Inc.
Vercel is a registered trademark of Vercel, Inc.

General Notice

All other product names, logos, and brands referenced in the COMPEL Body of Knowledge are the property of their respective owners. All company, product, and service names used in this Body of Knowledge are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement.

Where ownership of a mark is uncertain, or where a mark is referenced descriptively, the safest generic phrasing applies: such marks are the trademarks of their respective owners.

If you are a trademark owner and believe your mark has been referenced inaccurately on this page, please contact legal@flowridge.io and we will promptly review and correct the attribution.