Business Systems: An Integrated Perspective

Business Systems: An Integrated Perspective

George H. Bodnar

William S. Hopwood

Jay Heizer

Barry Render

Philip Kotler

Gary Armstrong

James W. Cortada

Section 10: Enterprise Systems Architecture

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• Managing Legacy Systems and Choosing the Right Architectures– The Challenge Posed by Legacy Systems– Strategies for Managing Legacy Systems– How Transformation Strategies Are

Implemented– The Role and Value of I/T Architectures


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• Managing Legacy Systems and Choosing the Right Architectures (contd.)– Cats and Dogs: How Legacy Systems and

Architectures Relate– Churn and Change, The Case of

Telecommunications– The Promise of Object-Oriented Applications


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• Managing Legacy Systems and Choosing the Right Architectures (contd.)– Wrestling with Issues, Leading with a Plan– Conclusions


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• Aligning Business and Information Processing Cultures in a Techno-Centric Age– The World of I/T– Links Between I/T and the Corporation: The

Case of Application Development


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• Aligning Business and Information Processing Cultures in a Techno-Centric Age (contd.)– The Crucial Role of Training and Skills

Management– Role of Rewards– Conclusions


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• Gaining Support for an Enterprise Information Architecture– Natural Resistance in the Enterprise– Enterprise Architectures Primarily Provide

Standards


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• Gaining Support for an Enterprise Information Architecture (contd.)– A Historical Perspective on Standards

• Ancient Standards as Building Blocks to Modern Standards

• War Drives New Standards• Large Business Opportunities Drive New Standards


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• Gaining Support for an Enterprise Information Architecture (contd.)– Technology Industry Standards– Not Everything Becomes a Standard– Danger Drives Additional Standards


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• Gaining Support for an Enterprise Information Architecture (contd.)– Standards in Information Architecture

• Resistance to Standards is Normal• Standards Fuel Growth and Create Jobs• Standards Increase Creativity


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• Gaining Support for an Enterprise Information Architecture (contd.)– The Demand for Standards Comes from the

Customer Base– What the Future Holds


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• The Business Views of Technology Architecture– Architecture Complications in Large

Companies• Formula for Direct Connections


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• The Business Views of Technology Architecture (contd.)– So What’s the Other Alternative to Integrate

across Information Systems• Information System Connectivity


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• The Business Views of Technology Architecture (contd.)– Third Parties Fitting info the Architecture

• Option One• Option Two• Option Three


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• The Business Views of Technology Architecture (contd.)– We’re Done with the Business Views!– Remaining Levels of the Enterprise Information

Architecture• Data Standards• Database Design is Critical

– Are We Done Yet?


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• Making it Happen– Step One: Take Control of the Current

Architecture• Information Systems are Assets• Ally Ally In Come Free!• Enterprise Data Standards• Reducing the Number of Databases


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• Making it Happen (contd.)– Step Two: Set Priorities

• Architecture Dependencies

– Step Three: Chart the Course• Isolating and Decoupling Legacy Systems through

Data Hubs• Warehouses and Decision Support Systems as

Interim Integrators


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• Making it Happen (contd.)– Managing the Architecture– There You Have It!

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