Architecting the future enterprise / Deborah J. Nightingale and Donna H. Rhodes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nightingale, Deborah J., author.

Rhodes, Donna H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a framework for enterprise transformation. Successful transformation, the authors believe, starts with a holistic approach, taking into consideration all facets of the enterprise and its environment rather than focusing solely on one factor -- information technology, for example, or organizational structure. The ARIES (Architecting Innovative Enterprise Strategy) framework, including a ten enterprise element model and an architecting process model, is shown. Nightingale and Rhodes explain how to create a holistic vision for the future enterprise and how to generate concepts and alternative architectures. Techniques for evaluating possible architectures, tools for implementation planning, and strategies for communicating with stakeholders are described. Real-world examples are offered throughout. An extensive case study of enterprise transformation at a medical device manufacturer is presented. -- Edited summary from book.

Contents:

Preface

Why architecting matters

The aries framework

Understanding the enterprise landscape

Performing stakeholder analysis

Capture current architecture

Create holistic vision of future

Generating alternative architectures

Decide on future architecture

Develop implementation plan

Lm devices case study

Seven architecting imperatives

Appendix A: Architecting case study : I-Software systems ISSA

Appendix B: Architecting case study : allan design group

Notes.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-32807-0

0-262-32806-2

OCLC:

905867931