| Title: |
In Search of a Business Improvement Methodology |
| Author: |
Richard Veryard |
| Publication Date: |
7 January 2009 |
| Report Type: |
Journal |
| Report Class: |
Market Analysis |
| Abstract: |
We believe that today’s de facto business modeling and business improvement approaches are woefully inadequate. Modern technology and architecture enable dynamic, loose coupled “systems” that can constantly evolve. Yet business modeling languages and methods haven’t fundamentally changed and we are limited by our ability to communicate and specify the richness of business model that is today’s business. In this report we lay out a framework for modeling today’s and tomorrow’s world. Many of the components are actually very familiar to us, and these are in some cases essential foundation stones. However we argue the need to go beyond conventional approaches and model the richer, multidimensional world, and to provide business insight that can really enable business people to communicate their intent that can properly inform the “system” architects. |
| Backgrounder: |
Twentieth Century
Simple Systems
- Focus on abstraction: leaving out the complexity of real business in order to implement basic information system support.
Structured Methods E.g.
- Information Engineering
- Object-Orientation
Line-and-Box Diagrams
- Data Models (ER)
- Object Models (UML)
- Process Flow Models (IDEF)
Twenty-First Century
Complex Systems
- The simple shallow stuff has already been done; so how do we now start to address the more difficult stuff?
Notations
- Refinements and improvements on 20th century methods – e.g. ArchiMate, BPMN – but basically the same underlying concepts.
- Newer approaches that include meaning and intention – e.g. i* and DEMO.
- How do these methods and notations help us solve today’s complex and dynamic problems?
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| Report Size: |
6 pages |
| Report Access Type: |
 | Gold (Gold Corporate) |
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