{"product_id":"business-genetics-understanding-21st-century-corporations-using-xbml-hardback-9780470066546","title":"Business Genetics; Understanding 21st Century Corporations using xBML (Hardback) 9780470066546","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBusiness Genetics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUnderstanding 21st Century Corporations using xBML\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCedric G. Tyler (Author), Stephen R. Baker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470066546, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 April 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA 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.  \u003cp\u003eIt’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 \u003ci\u003eBusiness Genetics\u003c\/i\u003e will lead to quantifiable business improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What’s the issue and why should I care? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Why are tools to understand business so inadequate? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 How did we get here? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Business definition à la 20th century 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 But we have had some (limited) success 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 OK (enough already), so What must be done? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Purpose-based thinking 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 How we answer the W5 questions 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 What do genetic business models (xBML) look like? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW1: the \u003ci\u003eWhat \u003c\/i\u003edimension 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW2: the \u003ci\u003eWho \u003c\/i\u003edimension 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW3: the \u003ci\u003eWhere \u003c\/i\u003edimension 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW4: the \u003ci\u003eWhich \u003c\/i\u003edimension 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW5: the \u003ci\u003eWhen \u003c\/i\u003emodel 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW5I (integrated): the \u003ci\u003eHow \u003c\/i\u003emodel 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 How do we (quickly) create xBML models (aka Business Co-Formulation\u003csup\u003eTM\u003c\/sup\u003e) 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The ‘So what’ (where’s my darn ROI?) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Some quantifiable types of business gain 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Some more very real but less quantifiable types of business gain 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 How do I implement this? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Enterprise deployment? 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 But how do I implement or manage my xBML projects? 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 What about BPM (Business Process Management)? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 What the heck is the difference between BPEL, BPMN, UML, IDEF and xBML? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 BPEL 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 BPMN 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 UML 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 IDEF 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 xBML 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Based on (anticipated) popular demand, more on auto-business requirements generation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) software selection 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 An added big, big takeaway 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 A quick last summary 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: xBML example – Fill ‘a vacant job position’ 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Potential knowledge sources 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Some government laws governing commerce 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Sample enterprise deployment what model 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: BRD 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Can xBML be automated? 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 237\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52256966770968,"sku":"9780470066546","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470066546.jpg?v=1781275559","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/business-genetics-understanding-21st-century-corporations-using-xbml-hardback-9780470066546","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}