Business Systems Analysis With Ontologies

by Green, Peter; Rosemann, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781591403395
• ISBN10: 1591403391
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

"This book shows systems analysts and business analysts how ontological thinking can help them clarify requirements analysis tasks in business systems"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction : setting the scene
Ontological analysis of business systems analysis techniques : experiences and proposals for an enhanced methodology	p. 1
Evaluating conceptual modelling practices : composites, things, properties	p. 28
Ontological analysis of reference models	p. 56
Thinking ontologically : conceptual vs. design models in UML	p. 82
Template-based definition of information systems and enterprise modelling constructs	p. 105
A reflective meta-model of object-process methodology : the system modeling building blocks	p. 130
Ontology-driven method engineering for information systems development	p. 174
Using a common-sense realistic ontology : making data models better map the world	p. 218
Applying the ONTOMETRIC method to measure the suitability of ontologies	p. 249
A twofold approach for evaluating inter-organizational workflow modeling formalisms	p. 270
Methodological issues in the evaluation of system analysis and design techniques	p. 305
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