With the rapid pace of change today,
the need for transformation from today's inflexible business
environment to an agile enterprise that can change direction rapidly
has never been greater. Yet the structures, processes and systems
that we have today are inflexible: they are incapable of rapid
change. This is not only a computer problem. It is also a business
problem.
What are needed are methods and
technologies for rapid business change - with systems that also
change in lock step. This is a How-To-Do-It Book that shows
how to resolve these problems. The solution to this business problem
uses Enterprise Architecture for Integration, with
business-driven rapid delivery methods that enable senior managers,
together with their corporate planners; business managers, business
experts and IT staff, to work together to achieve business change.
These methods use business integration to make the required business
change transformations. The methods to achieve this are being
successfully applied today by many enterprises throughout the world.
The solution to the computer problem
uses the technologies of Extensible Markup Language (XML),
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Enterprise Portals, Web
Services and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) with Business
Process Management (BPM) XML-based executable languages that are
automatically generated from process or workflow diagrams developed
using Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). These rapid
delivery technologies and related products can be used with the
business methods to deliver priority systems and data bases rapidly
into production in 3-month increments.
Large projects that take years before
they deliver any value are no longer acceptable. The
databases and systems that are designed and built for tomorrow
should be capable of being delivered rapidly into production in
3-month increments. This book shows how to do this using the latest
methods and technologies. Each chapter is written to cover all
relevant concepts so it can be used stand-alone. The methods and
technologies in this book promise to transform systems development
for 21st Century enterprises into an agile, rapid-delivery
discipline.
The author, Clive Finkelstein, is a
leading authority in both methodologies and technologies - an
unusual combination in today's complex world. In a "How-To-Do-It"
style he covers the methods needed for Enterprise Architecture
and Business Transformation success using case study examples and
exercise problems, along with sample solutions and chapter
summaries. In clear, understandable language using many informative
diagrams, charts and screenshots he shows how these methods work
with the latest Enterprise Integration technologies, along with
numerous examples of vendor products and strategies.
The first edition of this book covered
V1.0 of the Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture and
described rapid methods for delivery of priority processes into
production. It covered rapid delivery technology products for
Enterprise Portals, Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
and Business Process Management (BPM) that became available around
2005.
The Second Edition of the book covers
V3.0 of the Zachman Framework and its clearer business focus, with
extensive clarification in Part II on Rapid Delivery Methods.
Part III on Rapid Delivery Technologies covers the latest
developments and products today for Web Services, SOA, Business
Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), Business Process Execution
Language (BPEL), SOA Governance, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Web
2.0, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Software as a Service (SaaS)
and Cloud Computing.