FROM STRATEGIC TO CONCEPTUAL ENTERPRISE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS - A Mapping Tool

Gianmario Motta, Giovanni Pignatelli

2010

Abstract

Enterprise Information analysis can be modeled on three levels: Logical, Conceptual and Strategic. Logical level is used daily on thousand of projects to design databases. Conceptual level is used by analysts to structure detailed information needs expressed by users. Strategic level is used by IT and user management to define Enterprise Information Architecture and/or to assess the viability of the current information assets. While mapping conceptual onto logical modeling is well-established, strategic and conceptual levels are poorly linked. This drawback very often prevents enterprise to implement a sound information strategy. We here present a method that maps strategic enterprise information into conceptual information modeling. For strategic modeling a comprehensive framework is used that enables to readily identify information domains of a wide range of enterprises. Mapping strategic to conceptual models is performed by a set of simple and predefined rules. The paper also illustrates the tool that has been developed to assist the whole design and mapping process. Finally a case study on materials handling exemplifies our approach.

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Motta G. and Pignatelli G. (2010). FROM STRATEGIC TO CONCEPTUAL ENTERPRISE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS - A Mapping Tool . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8425-06-5, pages 440-446. DOI: 10.5220/0002893804400446


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@conference{iceis10,
author={Gianmario Motta and Giovanni Pignatelli},
title={FROM STRATEGIC TO CONCEPTUAL ENTERPRISE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS - A Mapping Tool},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2010},
pages={440-446},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002893804400446},
isbn={978-989-8425-06-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - FROM STRATEGIC TO CONCEPTUAL ENTERPRISE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS - A Mapping Tool
SN - 978-989-8425-06-5
AU - Motta G.
AU - Pignatelli G.
PY - 2010
SP - 440
EP - 446
DO - 10.5220/0002893804400446