A standard for business architecture description

A complete architectural specification of an information technology (IT) system includes information about how it is partitioned and how the parts are interrelated. It also contains information about what it should do and the purpose it must serve in the business. A set of business concepts that par...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IBM systems journal 1999, Vol.38 (1), p.12-31
Main Author: MCDAVID, D. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Architects
Architecture
Business community
Business information
Computer architecture
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Exact sciences and technology
Information systems
Information technology
Innovations
Internet
Semantics
Software
Specifications
Technological change
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Summary:A complete architectural specification of an information technology (IT) system includes information about how it is partitioned and how the parts are interrelated. It also contains information about what it should do and the purpose it must serve in the business. A set of business concepts that partition the world of business is provided. The purpose of such an architectural view of business and ways in which it can be used are discussed. A set of generic concepts and their interrelationships organize business information content in terms of requirements on the business, the boundary of the business, and the business as a system for delivery of value. Methods are introduced to explore variations on the basic business concept patterns. These concepts are positioned to describe IT systems that support the business, and they are used to manage the work of IT system development and deployment.
ISSN:0018-8670
DOI:10.1147/sj.381.0012