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BSP
BSP
BSP
(IBM Corporation) Initial work on BSP began in the early 1970s. At first, it was for IBM internal use only; later it was made available to customers. Its focus on data and especially on processes was an entirely new way to view the firm and to build systems; this process approach has since been copied by many others. BSP is very comprehensive and thus time consuming and expensive.
Business Processes
Data Classes
A category of logically related data that is necessary to support the business. Contributed to the need to decouple data from the applications that use these data.
Basic Step in Defining Processes There are three main sources for the identification of the business processes: planning and control, product/service, supporting resource. For product/service and supporting resource, the processes can be defined through their life cycle
Disposition
Stewardship
Inventory data
Transaction data
Inventory data, which maintains the resource status, supports stewardship activities. Transaction data affect change to the inventory data caused by acquisition or disposition activities. Planning data, which represents objectives or expected levels of inventory and volume of transaction, supports requirements activities. At periodic intervals, summary data is extracted from the inventory data and transaction histories to provide feedback on how well requirements have been met.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWS
Objectives Critical Success Factors Problems Process/Data/Organization/ System Matrix
DETERMINING PRIORITIES
Potential benefits Impact upon the business Probability of success Demand
FINAL STEPS
Information Systems Management -- How ready is I/S? Recommendations and Action Plan Report results Follow-on activities