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Many organizations critically depend on very large information systems. In the authors' experience these organizations often struggle to find the right strategy to sustainably develop their systems. Based on their own experience at a major bank, over more than a decade, the authors have developed a successful strategy to deal with these challenges, including:- A thorough analysis of the challenges associated with very large information systems- An assessment of possible strategies for the development of these systems, resulting in managed evolution as the preferred strategy- Describing key system aspects for the success of managed evolution, such as architecture management, integration architecture and infrastructure- Developing the necessary organizational, cultural, governance and controlling mechanisms for successful execution
List of contents
PART 1: Structure, Properties, Challenges and Architecture of Very Large Information Systems: Very Large Information System Challenge.- Architecture Management.- Integration Architecture.- Infrastructure.- PART 2: Organization and Management Processes for the Execution of Managed Evolution: Business-IT Alignment.- People, Culture and Organization.- Measuring the Managed Evolution.- PART 3: Summary, Conclusions and Outlook: Conclusions and Outlook.
About the author
Stephan Murer was born 1963 in Switzerland. He graduated with an information technology engineering diploma and a Ph.D. in computer science from the ETH in Zürich in 1992. After that he continued his academic career at the International Computer Science Institute of the University of California, Berkeley. 1994 Stephan Murer joined Credit Suisse, where he held a number of different positions. In 2000 he completed his MBA from the University of St. Gallen. Since 2000 he has been managing director and chief architect, responsible for the overall design of Credit Suisse's Information systems.
Summary
Many organizations critically depend on very large information systems. In the authors' experience these organizations often struggle to find the right strategy to sustainably develop their systems. Based on their own experience at a major bank, over more than a decade, the authors have developed a successful strategy to deal with these challenges, including:
- A thorough analysis of the challenges associated with very large information systems
- An assessment of possible strategies for the development of these systems, resulting in managed evolution as the preferred strategy
- Describing key system aspects for the success of managed evolution, such as architecture management, integration architecture and infrastructure
- Developing the necessary organizational, cultural, governance and controlling mechanisms for successful execution
