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Copyright©2010ValueChainGroupallrightsreserved|PartIIBPTFArchitecturalOverview12TheValueReferenceModel(VRM)containsspecificmodelsrepresentingactualflowofworkandinformationinanygivensituation(processmodels)designedinaformthatisreusablebymultiplestakeholders,i.e.,processusers,ITarchitectsandbusinessanalysts.Specifically:PreconfiguredtemplatesfordescribingspecificvaluestreamsCompanyorindustryspecificdictionariesthataredecomposedtotheactivitylevelofanenterprise.Themodelestablishesdomainbasedenterpriseviewsthatenableindustryspecificprocessanalysisandexecution.BPTF–baseddesignsactivelylinkmultipleelementsofabusiness,elementswhichareofteninformalandunclearinadocumentbaseddesignapproach.ThefollowingareexamplesofelementslinkedwithinBPTF:MetricsassociatedwithanylevelofadisaggregatedprocessandwithvaluechainprioritydimensionsPracticesandproceduresassociatedwithactivitiesatanydetailleveloftheprocess.Technologycapabilitiesrelatedtoactivities,systeminterfacesandtransactionsassociatedwithprocessinputsand/oroutputs.Rolesandresponsibilitiesassociatedwithactivitiesanddeliverables.Themodeltypicallyinvolvesthefollowingdesignhierarchy:ValueReferenceModel(VRM):anindustryneutralanalyticalmodelthatestablishesaclassificationschemeforbusinessprocessesusingahierarchyoflevelsandrelationshipsthroughinputs/outputs.ItestablishesacontextualrelationshipwithbestpracticesandmetricstohelpclassifytheprocesseswhicharemostcriticaltoanenterpriseeXtensibleReferenceModel(XRM):companyorindustryspecificdictionariesthataredecomposedfromVRMtoprovidecontextattheactivitylevelofanenterprise.ItestablishesdomainbasedviewsoftheenterprisethatenableindustryspecificprocessanalysisandexecutionSystemFunctionDictionary(SFD):definesallinterfaceswithmethods/functionsrequiredforcollaborativedatamanipulationandinteractionbetweensystemandapplicationfunctionalcapabilities.ValueChainModels(VCM):preconfiguredtemplatesconstructedfromXRMdictionaryelementsfordescribingspecificlinkedprocesstosupportoperationsTherearemanyadvantagesofusingareferencebasedapproachmodel(predefineddictionary)fordesigningorredesigningbusinessprocessesandvalidatinginputsandoutputswithinthoseprocesses.Theextensiblereferencemodel(XRM)isadomainspecificextensionoftheVRM.Itdeliverspreconfiguredbuildingblockswithaccompanyingmetadatastoredinahierarchicalstructurethateliminatesdesignambiguityandguaranteestheuniquenessrequiredtofitaparticularcompanyorbusinessunitwithinacompany.Thus,acomprehensivedefinitionoftheprocesscanbedisplayedandusedforonlinetraining,searchandcomparisonofprocessdesigns,benchmarkingandanalysis.BPTFDefinition:Metadata–Structureddatawhichdescribethedetailedcharacteristicsofaprocessdesign.Havingaccesstoareferencemodelwhichhasbeendesignedbyaworldclasscommunityofexperts,forexampleIntegratedBusinessPlanningdesignedbyOliverWight,meansthatthedictionaryofbuildingblocksavailabletoyourcompanyissubstantiallycompleteattheoutsetofthedesignactivity.Buildingblocksdesignedinthiswayincludeactivities,deliverables,inputs/outputs,metrics,rules,practices,resources,andtechnologycapabilitiesallintegratedforthespecificbusinessprocessunderreview.The
Copyright©2010ValueChainGroupallrightsreserved|PartIIBPTFArchitecturalOverview13metadatadefiningthisspecificconstructcanbeeasilymodifiedtoallowforearlyadoptionbyanycompanyanditsvariousbusinessunitswhichmayrequireprocessviewmodificationasbusinessandmarketplaceconditionschange.Regardingpredefinedanddictionarybasedprocessflowdesign,therearesignificantbenefits.“Dictionarybased”meansthatyouhaveaccesstoanarchiveofyourcontrolled,referenceable,discretebusinessprocessesandrelatedinput/outputs.DictionariesinVRMandXRMarepowerfulcomponentsoftheBPTF.ConsiderananalogyofthecontentoftheEnglishlanguagedictionarywhichalphabeticallylistswords,theirusesandtheirmeanings.VRM/XRMdictionariesaresimilarlystructured,butinsteadoflistingwords,VRM/XRMdictionarieslistbusinessprocesses,theirdefinitionsandotherrelatedbuildingblocks.Collectively,theyrepresentacommonlanguageusedtofacilitatecommunicationsanddesignconsensusinbuildingormodifyingstructuredbusinessprocesses.CreatinganXRM,orcompanyspecificvaluechainmodel,issimilartowritingabookusingtheprocessdefinitions(words)fromthedictionary.Justasabooktakesoncontextaswordsareassembledintoabook,,sotheXRMdevelopsitscontextthroughtheassembledprocesselementsusedto”write”,forexample,a“book”describingacompany’sMTO,MTS,orATOplanningstrategies.And,aswithanEnglishlanguagedictionary,thecontentofthedictionaryisnotconsumedthroughitsuse.Thedictionaryelementscompriseareusable,editable,andsustainablerepositoryofintellectualpropertyandprocessbuildingblocks.Theenterprisearchitectwillfindthisfeaturecriticallyimportantinsupportingprocessanalysisandcontinuousimprovement.Havingaccessto“predefined”dictionariesmeansthatprocessmodelingissimplifiedtoanactivityofdisplayinganacceptablestandardprocessdesignandthenaddingtoormodifyingitwhenconditionsrequire.Forbusinessleaders,thisfeaturecompletelyeliminates“semanticnoise”(nonvalueaddeddiscussionsovertheconstructandmeaningofbusinessprocessesandtheirsystemsupportingtransactions).ItmakescommunicationsbetweenthebusinessandITfunctionsand/orsystemsintegratorspreciseandroutine.Systemconfigurationisnolongeratrialanderrorexercise,butaprecisetranslationofbusinessprocessrequirements.HavinganarchiveofprocessbuildingblocksinacompanyspecificXRM,ratherthananopensystemssetofgenericmodels,allowsacompanytoeasilyupdateandaddadditionalbuildingblocks.Thismodelbasedprocessdocumentationtherebyenhancesthecompany’scapabilitytocontinuouslyupdateprocessdocumentationtoreflectwhatisactuallyneededtorunthebusinessinaneverchangingenvironment.AdvantagesofamodelbasedapproachoveradocumentbasedapproachAreferencemodeldrivenbuildingblockstructureallowsacompanytoquicklyassembleprocessviewswhichcommunicatecompletebusinessprocessdesignsusingspecificattributesandmodificationstoaccommodateidiosyncrasiesinanygiveninstanceofaprocess.Thedesignteamcanproposemodificationsandthenautomaticallygenerateadocumentforcirculation,reviewandverificationpriortoimplantingthenewprocessdesign.Alternatively,ahardcopydocumentdescribingabusinessprocessisextremelydifficultandcumbersometodecomposeintoitsmanyelementsforreview,modificationorcontinuousimprovement.Certainlyadocumentisdesirableandevennecessaryfortheprocessownerandusers,butthedesignteamshouldnothavetowastetimedevelopingthatmonolithicdocument.
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