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The convergence of object technology and business systems methodologies has led to a new discipline: business engineering. The goal of business engineering is to improve the performance of an enterprise through formal modeling, the application of appropriate concepts, best practices, and information technology.
Written for practitioners interested in business systems and software applications, this book fuses object technology, workflow, data warehousing, and distributed system concepts into a coherent model that has been successfully implemented worldwide. Enterprises using these concepts are well-positioned to thrive in the emerging global business arena. Enterprise Modeling with UML describes specific methods for modeling large, complex, and adaptable enterprise systems, using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to illustrate its concepts and components.
Enterprise Modeling with UML addresses in detail the four key elements of an enterprise model: purpose, processes, entities, and organization. Written from a business perspective rather than technical standpoint, the book covers such vital topics as:
Formalizing business concepts, models, and components
Creating and communicating the value of an enterprise
Designing, scheduling, tracking, and automating processes
Describing business entities in organizational contexts
Modeling hierarchical and networked organizations and coordinating such organizations to form value chains
Building adaptable enterprise systems from reusable software components
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List of contents
(Each chapter concludes with a Summary.)
Preface.
Business Engineering.
Structure of the Book.
Conventions Used in Book.
1. Introduction.
Business Basics.
Enterprise Modeling.
2. Purpose.
Introduction to Purpose.
Purpose Components.
3. Processes.
What is a Business Process?
Process Design with UML.
Process Components.
4. Entities.
Entity Models.
Entity Roles.
Entity Values.
5. Organization.
Organizations, Systems, and Complexity.
Organization Structure.
Organization Components.
Appendix.
Simple System.
Entity Components.
Process Components.
Purpose Components.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index. 0201433133T04062001
About the author
Chris Marshall has been responsible for initiating and managing the development of large scale, mission critical, enterprise wide systems since 1979. He is a member of a number of professional engineering and management bodies, and has contributed to the business object domain task force of the Object Management Group and to business object design and implementation workshops at OOPSLA. He has also contributed to the development of many business engineering components and tools, including the Rascal and BOMA product ranges, the RoseBOMA Link, which is a companion product to Rational Rose, and several enterprise application components. He was previously a general manager and director of a number of divisions of Barlows, then the largest manufacturing group in South Africa.
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Summary
Written for practitioners interested in business systems and software applications, this book fuses object technology, workflow, data warehousing, and distributed system concepts into a coherent model that has been successfully implemented worldwide. It covers topics such as: formalizing business concepts, models, and components.
