Business Processes

Modelling and Analysis for Re-Engineering and Improvement
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-471-95352-4
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 582 g

After carefully establishing the objectives of modelling, the author presents a process modelling method, STRIM, and notations which has been developed by Praxis during the last few years. Ould provides detailed descriptions of the notations and the modelling technique along with examples of its use for a variety of purposes. Covers the full method--from organising a modelling project through process analysis to process support system development. can be used by practitioners who have no prior knowledge of the area.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ould, Martyn A

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Process Modeller's Needs.

Basic Concepts in Process Modelling.

Modelling with RADs.

Animating a Process Model.

Micro-Modelling of Processes.

Modelling Large Processes.

Process Patterns.

Modelling the Materials in the Process.

Analysing a Process Model.

Managing the Modelling.

Epilogue.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

About the author Martyn A. Ould read mathematics at Cambridge University, entered the software industry directly, and worked for several years on operating systems. In 1985 he joined Praxis where he is now Quality and Technical Director. His interests centre on methods and lifecycles and he has had three books published-A Practical Handbook for Software Development, Testing in Software Development; and Strategies for Software Engineering. In recent years he has been leading Praxis's work in the field of business process modelling, including undertaking consultancy assignments for major clients. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Chartered Engineer. His interest in books extends to running his own private press-The Old School Press-where he prints and publishes using metal type and traditional hand processes for illustration and binding. About Praxis Praxis is the software engineering company of Touche Ross Management Consultants. Its services include the modelling of business processes as part of business improvement.