Basic notions regarding business processes and supporting information systems
Journal
Requirements Engineering
ISSN
0947-3602
ISSN-Digital
1432-010X
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2005-08-01
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
In order to achieve and maintain an optimal fit between business processes (BPs) and business process support systems (BPSs), both need to be understood thoroughly and coherently. Moreover, to benefit fully from the potentials of modern information and communication technology (ICT), the deep structure that lies behind the surface structure of BPs should be understood. The Ψ-theory, which is only summarized in this paper, provides the basis for such an understanding of BPs and BPSs as well as for some other basic notions. In particular, the notions of design and engineering and of architecture and ontology will be addressed. The conclusion is that these notions can consistently and coherently be related to each other, on the said theoretical basis, such that the concurrent (re)design and (re)engineering of BPs and BPSs can be performed more effectively.
Language
German
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Berlin
Volume
10
Number
3
Start page
175
End page
183
Pages
9
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
213706