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A Conceptual Framework for the Continuous Alignment of Business and ICT
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Authors: Jan Dietz, Delft University of Technology
Paul Mallens, Delft University of Technology
Hans Goedvolk, Cap Gemini Institute
Daan Rijsenbrij, Cap Gemini Institute
December 1999
Introduction and problem statement 3
The field of informatics 4
Activity kinds 5
System kinds 7
System orientation 8
Business Systems 8
Figure 4. The white-box model of an organization 9
Information Systems 14
A Definition 14
Information systems architecture 14
Figure 9. 3-Tiered business components glued together in usage by workflow 15
An integrated information systems concept 15
Towards a framework for alignment 17
Alignment across the system kinds 18
The architecture of the business system 18
The architecture of the information system 18
The architecture of the infrastuctural system 18
Integrating/ Aligning architectures themselves 18
Business to ICT alignment 19
Business modeling as a basis for alignment 19
Information systems modeling as a basis for alignment 19
Architecture in relation to development, implementation, operation&maintenance 20
Relation between Architecture and Development 20
Relation between Architecture and Implementation 20
Relation between Architecture and Operation/Maintenance 21
Implementation of the framework 21
Evaluation of the effectiveness: 21
Ultimate alignment: end-user responsibility on IT 21
References 22
1 Introduction and problem statement
It is already more than forty years ago that computer technology made its entry in organizations in the western world. In the early pioneering stage, the application area of this technology was just what its name indicates: supporting or taking over the computing tasks of people. The storage and retrieval of information was a rather painstaking matter until database technology reached...
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