ARIS (Architecture of Integrated Information Systems) is a unique and internationally renowned method for optimizing business processes and implementing application systems. This book enhances the proven ARIS concept by describing product flows and explaining how to classify modern software concepts. The importance of the link between business process organization and strategic management is stressed. Bridging the gap between the different approaches in business theory and information technology, the ARIS concept provides a full-circle approach - from the organizational design of business processes to IT implementation. Featuring SAP R/3 as well, real-world examples of various standard software solutions illustrate these concepts. A User Benefits of ARIS.- A.I Benefits for Business Administration and Organizational Processes.- A.II User Benefits for Developing Information Systems.- B Basic Business Process Model in ARIS l.- B.I The Initial Business Process Model.- B.II The ARIS Business Process Model.- C Developing the Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS House).- C.I ARTS Views.- C.II ARIS Phase Model.- C.III Preliminary ARIS Information Model.- C.IV Preliminary ARIS Procedural Model.- D Business Process Management Using ARIS (ARIS House of Business Engineering).- D.I Engineering Business Processes.- D.II Planning and Controlling Business Processes.- D.III Workflow Control.- D.IV Application Systems.- D.V Frameworks.- E Modeling Standards in ARIS.- E.I Generally Accepted Modeling Principles.- E.II Modeling Levels.- E.III Degrees of Granularity and Detailing.- E.IV Model Variants.- F Comparing ARIS with Other Concepts.- F.I Object Oriented Modeling.- F.II CIMOSA.- F.III IFIP - Information System Methodology (ISM).- F.IV Zachman Framework.- F.V Research Results of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.- F.VI Other Architectures.- G Deploying ARIS - Practical Procedures.- G.I ARIS Model Based Business Process Reengineering.- G.II ARIS Model Based ISO 9000 Certification.- G.III Using ARTS Models for Knowledge Management.- References.
