Towards a fast enterprise ontology based method for post merger integration

Land, Martin Op ’t; Zwitzer, Hans; Ensink, Paul; Lebel, Quentin

doi:10.1145/1529282.1529336

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“…The application of the method to a complex process is similar but as expected entails a lengthier analysis. Nevertheless, the DEMO ontological models have proven to offer a significant reduction of complexity compared to the corresponding implementation models when applied to large real business processes [14][15][16]. The next sections show the application of each step of the method to this example.…”

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Using Business Transactions to Analyse the Consistency of Business Process Models

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Tribolet

2012

2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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This paper presents a method to analyse the consistency of a process model according to business transactions. Business transactions focus on specifying the pattern-based behaviour resulting from the collaboration between actors and systems while services and products are being requested and provided. The method makes possible assessing the consistency of a business process in terms of the business transactions that can be inferred from it. To do so, it takes as input a process model that is converted to a transactional model. The transactional model is then analysed and revised so that all transactions become consistent according to the patterns of DEMO. Finally, the original process model is revised to comply with the transactional model. As a result, the revised business process becomes consistent with the corresponding transactional model.

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Using Business Transactions to Analyse the Consistency of Business Process Models

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Tribolet

2012

2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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“…The high level of abstraction also considerably reduces model documentation [51]. For example, DEMO was recently used to assist in the merger of the cargo divisions of Air France and KLM [52]. The essential model of the joint cargo divisions of Air France and KLM consisted of 49 transactions and 46 actors, thereby providing a concise model of the organization [52].…”

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“…For example, DEMO was recently used to assist in the merger of the cargo divisions of Air France and KLM [52]. The essential model of the joint cargo divisions of Air France and KLM consisted of 49 transactions and 46 actors, thereby providing a concise model of the organization [52]. The ontological approach used by DEMO has other advantages than abstraction.…”

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“…This raises the question as to whether DEMO can also be used to model larger and more complex processes than the one described in this paper. DEMO has been frequently used to model the processes within an organization in real world situations (see e.g., [52,7,54,21]). Since there is no apparent reason why OSSD processes would be inherently more complex than organizational processes, it can be expected that DEMO is suitable for modeling other OSSD processes as well.…”

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Using the DEMO methodology for modeling open source software development processes

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2010

Information and Software Technology

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“…A series of case studies [e.g., 16,22,23] of real-life reorganizations, organizational splits, post-merger integration and application portfolio rationalization has been published, in which DEMO is the core modeling method to support decision-making. These studies also report a tremendous ROME (Return On Modeling Effort).…”

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Benefits of Enterprise Ontology in Governing Complex Enterprise Transformations

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Dietz

2012

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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Abstract. Enterprises increasingly execute complex transformations, such as mergers and splits, chain redesign, sharing and sourcing, and the rationalization of products, processes and applications. Its consequences are seldom sufficiently timely and completely discerned, while this is essential for governing such a transformation. Already in a small example we can see why Enterprise Ontology, as defined in DEMO (Design & Engineering Methodology for Organizations) delivers a clear and valuable instrument for transformation governance. Especially DEMO's Construction Model, which is the most abstract ontological aspect model, combines high expressiveness with a high Return On Modeling Effort (ROME).Keywords: Enterprise Transformation, Governance, Enterprise Ontology, DEMO, Enterprise Engineering, ROME. IntroductionHeraclitus' saying "The only constant is change" (500 BC) [13] certainly applies to enterprises 1 . We observe an increasing need to perform better in "profit -peopleplanet", especially in the recent economic crisis. Enterprise activities are shared, insourced, out-sourced, off-shored and back-sourced again. They split up and merge. After giving room for regional autonomy, application portfolio rationalization programs are executed. All these attempt to save costs, improve quality and increase agility, which should ultimately lead to unique advantages in customer intimacy, product leadership and operational excellence [31].The impact of such change-decisions is generally complex and large. Many stakeholders have to be reckoned with, the constraints and opportunities of laws and regulations have to be taken into account, and relevant parties in the chain need to be actively involved. The changes will not only affect products, processes and ICT 2 applications, but also the enterprises' economy and organization. Therefore, such changes call for a well-governed enterprise transformation. To this end, a fundamental 1 We use the term "enterprise" for any goal-oriented cooperative of people. 2 ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology.The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com Enterprise Ontology, as adopted in DEMO 3 [11], reveals the essential, deep structure of an organization. A series of case studies [e.g., 16, 22, 23] of real-life reorganizations, organizational splits, post-merger integration and application portfolio rationalization has been published, in which DEMO is the core modeling method to support decision-making. These studies also report a tremendous ROME (Return On Modeling Effort). We found particularly that DEMO's systematic and reproducible abstractions from the realization and implementation of organizations are beneficial. Taking OMG's EU-Rent Case [20, 18] as an example, we will illustrate the identified benefits and make plausible that applying DEMO provides the required understanding for intellectually manage enterprise transformations, and to do this in 10% of the time commonly used.The remainder of this paper is structured as follows. Section 2 categ...

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Towards a fast enterprise ontology based method for post merger integration

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

Using Business Transactions to Analyse the Consistency of Business Process Models

Using Business Transactions to Analyse the Consistency of Business Process Models

Using the DEMO methodology for modeling open source software development processes

Benefits of Enterprise Ontology in Governing Complex Enterprise Transformations

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