P17

Title: cOOherentBPR -- A pattern language to build agile organizations

Author: Michael A. Beedle

Email: beedlem@fti-consulting.com

Postal address: 8412 W. Gregory, Chicago, IL 60656

Phone Number: 773-693-0876

Abstract:

BPR and object oriented technology are - and have been for the last few
years, some of the two most important business and technical currents.
However, it is often seen that applications developed independently for
each business process result in "system architecture silos".  Therefore,
the implementation of OO enterprise architectures brings ample business
benefits in BPR environments such as: increased "enterprise conceptual
integrity", reusability, generativity, and increased business
effectiveness (cost, quality, service or speed).  However, the
simultaneous implementation of OO architectures and BPR also demands
many changes in the business organization, its software development
organization and its enterprise architecture. In particular, it requires
a workflow manager to be present in the system architecture.   This
paper describes the structural and temporal evolution of the resulting
business architecture when BPR is implemented by an OO enterprise
architecture in terms of a pattern language.

Subject Area: Enterprise Architectures, Organizational Patterns
Keywords: BPR (business process reengineering), Enterprise
Architectures, Organizational Patterns