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What this book is about  Unfortunately, there is a great deal of hype and over-expectation surrounding e-business. Many organizations are jumping on the e-business bandwagon without understanding what they are getting into. Lack of planning and analysis, resulting in inflexible solutions that are unable to integrate with existing systems, are all too common. At the same time, e-business calls for a closer relationship between those involved in business development and those required to support these initiatives within the company's information technology infrastructure.  This book is designed to provide practical advice for planning, analysis and design of e-business systems using component-based development (CBD). Just as e-business is more than a series of web pages, so CBD is not just an approach to problem solving using software building blocks. It includes architectures, processes, modeling techniques, economic models and organizational guidelines, all of which are well placed to ease migration of large organizations to e-business.  The book is long on practice and short on theory. Theory is included where relevant to practical problems. The core of the book is an extensive example that tracks the experiences of a typical company, with a traditional set of business processes and supporting software systems, through various stages along the road to e-business. Who should read this book  This book is primarily intended for IT planners, architects, analysts and designers responsible for e-business solutions in large organizations. Equally it is aimed at business strategists, business process engineers and business architects. More significantly, this book is aimed at the new breeds of individual that are emerging, as the dividing lines between business and software grow increasingly blurred.  More broadly the book is intended for anyone interested in modeling business components. In particular, it is hoped that the increasing number of business component and framework vendors will benefit from the increased understanding that clear and precise component models provide of their products to their customers. How to read this book  Naturally I would prefer it if you read the book cover to cover. However, with the exception of Chapter 6, which should be read after reading Chapter 5, each chapter of this book can be read individually and readers with specific interests can go straight to the subject of their choice. For those who are not familiar with component-based modeling techniques, it is important to refer to Appendix 2 for guidance. There are four parts to the book as follows. First we set the scene and explain underlying principles  Chapter 1 introduces the need for a component-based approach to e-business systems, explains the basic principles of the approach and sets the emphasis on planning, analysis and business integration.  Chapter 2 looks at how to align e-business software development within the context of the organization's business goals and objectives.  Chapter 3 shows how to integrate business needs into a clearly defined component architecture.  Chapter 4 describes a truly component-based process framework and guidelines for dealing with these issues and to assist with planning and control of CBD for e-business. Next we come to the core of the book: a continuous practical case study  Chapter 5 provides a practical case study of how to apply a component-based approach to e-business in an organization migrating to e-business, but wanting to protect and utilize its investments in existing systems.  Chapter 6 continues the case study and considers how to evolve the early solutions extending the scope to full business process integration and on to business transformation. Third, we describe three key supporting strategies: provisioning, funding and team organization  Chapter 7 looks at how components are provis

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents 1. Introduction. The internet age: An era of change. The challenge of change. Technology soup. The adaptive enterprise. e-Business in brief. e-Commerce versus e-business. The internet spectrum. The challenges of e-business. Components in brief. Component anatomy. Separation of concerns. Toward object maturity: How components help. Business components. Component-based development. A word on modeling. Meeting the challenges of e-business. Top-down: Process and architecture Bottom-up: Integration. Summary. References. 2. Business-IT alignment. Introduction. e-Business process improvement. The concept of e-business process improvement. e-Business process improvement planning. Business process modeling (BPM). The business case for CBD. Identifying business drivers. Assessing architecture. Assessing process. Assessing organization. Balancing strategy and delivery. Summary. References. 3. Component architecture. Introduction. An interface-based approach. The separation of interface and implementation. Interface-based design. Integrating business processes and components. The service-oriented view. The criticality of architecture. Structuring the business process model. Value-added versus commodity components. Architecture and e-business. Dimensions of component architecture. Level of abstraction. Project versus enterprise architectures. Architecture as integration model. Forms of a component. Specification versus implementation. Architecture layering. The main sequence. Summary. References. 4. Process guidelines. Introduction. CBD process framework. A track-based pattern. Deliverables. Integration. Organizing deliverables within the track-based pattern. Reuse checkpoints. CBD process themes. Iterative and incremental integration. Hybrid integration. Gap analysis. Techniques versus deliverables. Technique overview. Summary. References. 5. Migrating to e-business. Introduction. Legacy renewal and EAI. First generation e-business. Legacy renewal. Exploiting legacy systems. Exploiting software packages. Enterprise application integration. Approaches to integration. Architecture for integration. Strategic versus tactical integration. Example: migrating to e-business e-Business process improvement planning. Scoping software requirements. Building an enterprise component architecture. First increment: Rapid delivery. Second increment: e-Business solution. Summary. References. 6. Realizing e-business. Introduction. Welcome back to Harry's. e-Business process improvement planning. Third increment: Personalization Fourth increment improving the customer's experience. Business transformation. Adaptability. Business process integration. The role of CRM. External service integration. Summary. 6.5 References. 7. Provisioning strategies. Introduction. Gap analysis. A world of choice. Revisiting the CBD process. Applying gap analysis. Component provisioning keynotes. The importance of business specification standards. Visualizing provisioning strategy. Component granularity. Routes to component provision. Purchasing components. Outsourcing design and implementation. Wrapping. Adapting. Extending interfaces. Subscribing to virtual services. Outsourcing using ASPs. Summary. References. 8. CBD funding strategies. Introduction. Funding challenges. Cultural challenges. Funding models. Project funding. Corporate funding. Charging for c

About the Author :
Paul Allen Paul Allen is Principal Component Strategist at Computer Associates, and is widely recognized as a thought leader in component-based development (CBD). He specializes in the areas of business-IT alignment, software process, component modeling and architecture, and e-business transition management. Paul's detailed knowledge combines with a uniquely practical understanding of the problems companies face as they begin to develop enterprise e-business systems. His pragmatism stems from 25 years experience in the development of large-scale business systems. Among his many roles, Paul has worked as project manager on many large commercial systems; senior methods advisor to a major telecommunications company; and consultant manager with Yourdon, Inc. He was VP of Methods at Select Software Tools where he was a key player in shaping and implementing their CBD vision in the shape of the Perspective method, before joining Sterling Software (now part of Computer Associates) in April 1999 to lead their CBD practice. Paul writes frequently on CBD and e-business and is a popular speaker at industry conferences worldwide. His co-authored book Component Based Development for Enterprise Systems, was one of the first and most practical descriptions of what was involved in building component-based applications. Additionally, Paul works regularly with industry bodies to help review software practices, ensure standardization and develop practical technology migration strategies. For example, Paul worked as chair of the DSDM task group that produced a white paper on DSDM and Component-Based Development earlier in 2000.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780201675207
  • Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 190 mm
  • ISBN-10: 020167520X
  • Publisher Date: 02 Nov 2000
  • Height: 243 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Series Title: Component Based Development Series
  • Weight: 580 gr


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