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Linking Business Processes and Information Systems Provision in a Dynamic Environment

Beeson, Ian; Green, Stewart; Sa, J.; Sully, Alan

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Authors

Ian Beeson

Stewart Green Stewart.Green@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer - CATE - CCT - UCCT0001

Jin Sa Jin.Sa@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer - FET - CSCT - UCSC0000

Alan Sully



Abstract

This paper discusses decision and communication processes which link strategic activity in a business with information systems development activity. We develop a model which illustrates these processes as abserved in one company (AXA Sun Life, Bristol HQ), but we suggest there may be generalizable features. We use Role Activity Diagrams as our diagramming method. In most organizations it is impractical to achieve a fully articulated business model and IS architecture. Organizations do try to make development (or acquisition) of information systems which will serve business needs as orderly as they can, in circumstances which are inherently complex and unstable. We suggest that the degree of regularity which is achieved in IS development within the business context comes not so much fmm following one overarching plan, as from a continuous process of adjustment, in which local short-term plans are weighed against current understanding of the business's key interests. What is needed to aid this process is a general framework of communication and decision making within which plans can be reviewed and modified in the light of changing circumstances. This paper presents an attempt to reveal and represent such a framework.

Citation

Beeson, I., Green, S., Sa, J., & Sully, A. (2002). Linking Business Processes and Information Systems Provision in a Dynamic Environment. Information Systems Frontiers, 4(3), 317-329. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1019910722321

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2002
Deposit Date Mar 18, 2011
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Information Systems Frontiers
Print ISSN 1387-3326
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 3
Pages 317-329
DOI https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1019910722321
Keywords business process, business process model, Role Activity Diagram
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1076654
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1019910722321
Additional Information Additional Information : The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com

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