Business Modeling
Business Modeling can take many forms. The choice to use business modeling, and the choice of how and what to model, require a clear understanding of the objectives of the modeling exercise. Business modeling is an area where excessive effort and cost can be expended for little benefit if those objectives are not properly understood.
- Objective: Create a common understanding of a business process amongst the participants and external stakeholders.
- Objective: Gain agreement amongst the stakeholders as to how a new/improved business process should operate.
- Objective: Understand the expectations the external stakeholders have of a business.
- Objective: Understand the expectations the external stakeholders have of a portion of a business.
- Objective: Design a new business process with enough detail to support the implementation of the process.
- Objective: Develop a domain model to aid understanding and to support consistency in the design of business processes and software.
Additional Resources
Online
- Heumann, J. 2001, 'Introduction to Business Modeling Using the Unified Modeling Language (UML)', The Rational Edge, March 2001
- Wardley, J. 2001, 'Tighten Business Processes Before You Automate', The Rational Edge, April 2001
Other
- Eriksson, H. & Penker, M. 2000, Business Modeling With UML: Business Patterns at Work, John Wiley & Sons.
