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Business Genetics
Understanding 21st Century Corporations using xBML
Cedric G. Tyler (Author), Stephen R. Baker (Author)
9780470066546, Wiley
Hardback, published 13 April 2007
264 pages
23.6 x 16.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.51 kg
A revolutionary way to describe business, xBML (extended Business Modelling Language) is an intuitive graphical language that unlocks the DNA of a corporation using a system of diagrams based on five Ws (Who; What; Which; Where; When). xBML gives companies an complete and accurate map of their enterprise, that can then be re-used repeatedly to describe, plan and create improvement. It’s time to throw out the flow charts. xBML breaks down the silos of an enterprise and provides the means for clear, concise communication between all members of the organization. Tyler and Baker provide a complete guide to xBML, and to why unlocking an organization’s Business Genetics will lead to quantifiable business improvement.
Acknowledgements ix Preface xi 1 What’s the issue and why should I care? 1 2 Why are tools to understand business so inadequate? 5 2.1 How did we get here? 8 2.2 Business definition à la 20th century 13 2.3 But we have had some (limited) success 21 3 OK (enough already), so What must be done? 25 3.1 Purpose-based thinking 33 3.2 How we answer the W5 questions 35 4 What do genetic business models (xBML) look like? 39 W1: the What dimension 49 W2: the Who dimension 54 W3: the Where dimension 57 W4: the Which dimension 61 W5: the When model 66 W5I (integrated): the How model 69 5 How do we (quickly) create xBML models (aka Business Co-FormulationTM) 81 6 The ‘So what’ (where’s my darn ROI?) 97 6.1 Some quantifiable types of business gain 102 6.2 Some more very real but less quantifiable types of business gain 116 7 How do I implement this? 131 7.1 Enterprise deployment? 131 7.2 But how do I implement or manage my xBML projects? 136 8 What about BPM (Business Process Management)? 141 9 What the heck is the difference between BPEL, BPMN, UML, IDEF and xBML? 149 9.1 BPEL 150 9.2 BPMN 154 9.3 UML 159 9.4 IDEF 166 9.5 xBML 167 10 Based on (anticipated) popular demand, more on auto-business requirements generation 173 11 COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) software selection 181 12 An added big, big takeaway 185 13 A quick last summary 191 Appendices 195 Appendix A: xBML example – Fill ‘a vacant job position’ 195 Appendix B: Potential knowledge sources 201 Appendix C: Some government laws governing commerce 202 Appendix D: Sample enterprise deployment what model 209 Appendix E: BRD 211 Appendix F: Can xBML be automated? 216 Glossary 221 Bibliography 235 Index 237
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
