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From Strategy to Information Systems: A Business Process Oriented Framework

From Strategy to Information Systems: A Business Process Oriented Framework
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Author(s): André Vasconcelos (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon and Centro de Engenharia Organizacional, INESC Inovacao, Portugal), Artur Caetano (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon and Centro de Engenharia Organizacional, INESC Inovacao, Portugal), Pedro Sinogas (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon and Centro de Engenharia Organizacional, INESC Inovacao, Portugal), Ricardo Mendesand José Tribolet
Copyright: 2003
Pages: 7
Source title: Information Technology & Organizations: Trends, Issues, Challenges & Solutions
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-066-0.ch013
ISBN13: 9781616921248
EISBN13: 9781466665330

Abstract

An organization requires understanding how business, strategy and the supporting information systems are aligned so that it can continuously improve its self-knowledge, identify problems and solutions. However, integrating, communicating and capturing business and system models proves to be a difficult task since these concepts are often seen as disparate issues. This paper focuses on combining organizational and system concepts using three separate areas of concern: goals, business processes and information systems. These concepts are presented as extensions to the Unified Modeling Language and illustrated by modeling the purchase and sales operations of a retail store.

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