| "You must first plant the seeds in order
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| | enterprise to achieve whether strategic,
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| to harvest the crop. Unfortunately,
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| | tactical, or mandatory in nature. An
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| most companies tend to eat the seed and
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| | objective can be used to call
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| then there is no crop to harvest."
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| | for new development, modify or improve
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| - Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONWhen we
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| | an existing condition (mod/imp),
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| introduced the original version of the
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| | or to maintain or correct something.
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| "PRIDE" methodology in
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| | One or more objectives can be
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| 1971 (which is now referred to as
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| | grouped into a project. An objective
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| "PRIDE"-ISEM), we were primarily
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| | may relate to one or more
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| concerned
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| | information requirements.Projects - a
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| with developing enterprise-wide systems.
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| | scope of work consisting of one or more
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| Over time, it became clear to us
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| | phases. A
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| that we needed to enhance our approach
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| | project is an application of the
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| for developing the corporate data
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| | material and human resources to
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| base, hence "PRIDE"-DBEM (Data Base
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| | a specific objective through the
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| Engineering Methodology) was born.
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| | execution of a prescribed sequence
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| Shortly
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| | of events. A project implements one or
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| thereafter, we introduced "PRIDE"-EEM
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| | more objectives.Many of the relationships
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| (Enterprise Engineering Methodology) as
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| | between the resources
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| a means to model the business and
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| | are hierarchical in nature, such as
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| formulate an enterprise information
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| | Systems Resources that
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| strategy. When
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| | subscribe to a "Standard System
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| this was done, the last piece of the
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| | Structure" as specified
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| puzzle of our philosophy for Information
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| | by "PRIDE." Some also have recursive
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| Resource Management (IRM) fell into
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| | relationships,
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| place. This was completed by the early
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| | such as files-within-files or
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| 1980's.At the time, most companies were
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| | modules-calling-modules. Yet,
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| concerned with only controlling the
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| | others are represented by a network of
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| data resources pertaining to their Data
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| | relationships (too extensive
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| Base Management Systems. This was
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| | to go into here). All of these
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| a nice first step, but as it became
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| | relationships ultimately represents
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| necessary to share and re-use other
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| | a model of the business and provides the
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| resources such as software, it started
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| | ability to perform
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| to become obvious a more global
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| | an "Impact Analysis" whereby we can
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| perspective on managing information
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| | study the effect the
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| resources was needed, which is where
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| | change of one resource may have on
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| IRM comes in.DEFINITIONInformation
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| | another. For example,
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| Resource Management is the design,
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| | should we decide to change the length of
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| development, implementation,
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| | a data element,
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| and control over all of the resources
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| | we should be able to determine, with
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| needed to produce information. Its
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| | great accuracy, all
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| intent is to share and re-use resources
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| | of the other resources affected by the
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| where appropriate. Sharing
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| | change, thereby
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| represents the interchangeability of
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| | providing a "roadmap" for a maintenance
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| resources, thereby promoting the
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| | project.The mapping and maintenance of
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| standardization and integration of parts
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| | these extensive relationships
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| in products. By doing so,
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| | between information resources is the
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| development time and costs are reduced
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| | forte of an "IRM
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| by simply re-using parts.To those of you
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| | Repository" which acts as a "Bill of
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| in manufacturing, this will all sound
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| | Materials" processor
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| very familiar
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| | (see "Managing Design Complexity" -
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| as this is the same objective of
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| | "PRIDE" Special Subject
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| Materials Resource Planning (MRP) and,
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| | Bulletin #10) at: order to promote
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| as such, IRM can trace its roots to MRP.
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| | sharing and re-usability, resources
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| The intent of both IRM and MRP
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| | should be
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| are the same, the only difference is the
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| | uniquely identified by number and name,
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| types of resources being
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| | along with its prescribed
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| managed. Whereas MRP is concerned with
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| | characteristics. Such resource
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| tangible parts and products,
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| | definition ultimately represents the
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| IRM is concerned with resources that are
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| | rules of the business and allows us to
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| more intangible. Nonetheless,
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| | differentiate resources. Using
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| both IRM and MRP are concerned with the
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| | an automated IRM Repository, tests can
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| collection, storage, and delivery
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| | be performed to check for
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| of resources in the most cost effective
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| | redundancy in characteristics and, as
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| means possible.TYPES OF INFORMATION
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| | such, the use of redundant
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| RESOURCESTo understand the resources
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| | resources can be avoided.Also see
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| needed to produce information, we must
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| | "Establishing an IRM Repository" at:
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| first understand the fundamental nature
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| | METHODOLOGIESThe three classes of
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| of information itself. We
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| | resources also hints at three different
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| define it as "the intelligence or
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| | methodologies for developing
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| insight required to support the
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| | them:Enterprise Engineering Methodology
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| actions and decisions of the business."
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| | (EEM) - primarily concerned with
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| Further, we provide a
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| | developing business resources and is
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| simple formula for it:Information = Data
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| | performed by Enterprise Engineers
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| + ProcessingThis means there are two
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| | (Business Analysts)Information Systems
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| equal variables for producing
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| | Engineering Methodology (ISEM) -
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| information: data (representing the
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| | primarily
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| facts and events of the business)
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| | concerned with system resources
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| and, processing (representing how and
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| | (Software Engineering is considered
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| when data is to be collected,
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| | a subset of ISEM), Such resources are
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| stored, and retrieved). If the data is
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| | developed by Systems
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| correct, but the processing
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| | Engineers and Software Engineers
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| is wrong, the information will be wrong.
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| | (analysts and programmers).Data Base
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| Conversely, if the
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| | Engineering Methodology (DBEM) -
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| data is wrong, but the processing is
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| | primarily
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| correct, the information
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| | concerned with data resources and is
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| will also be wrong. From this, we can
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| | performed by Data Engineers
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| deduce three classes
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| | and Data Base Administrators.Although
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| of information resources:DATA RESOURCES
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| | the methodologies will define "who" is
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| - representing the facts and events of
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| | primarily
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| the business,
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| | responsible for their development, it is
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| along with how they are stored.SYSTEM
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| | quite common for information
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| RESOURCES - representing how data is to
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| | resources to cross methodology
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| be processed.BUSINESS RESOURCES -
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| | boundaries. For example, during EEM
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| representing both the consumer of the
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| | systems and "objects" (logical files)
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| information
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| | are identified which are later
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| as well as the human and machine
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| | implemented by ISEM and DBEM
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| resources participating in the
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| | respectively. During ISEM, application
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| production of information.DATA
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| | logical files are identified and
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| RESOURCESData Elements - individual facts
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| | detailed later in DBEM. In DBEM,
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| and events regarding an enterprise
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| | physical files for a specific
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| (the basic building block of all data
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| | application are designed and delivered
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| resources). Used to identify,
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| | to ISEM in Software Engineering. This
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| describe and quantify the objects of the
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| | means resources are initially
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| business; includes both
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| | identified and then refined in ensuing
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| primary and generated values (e.g.,
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| | phases of the various
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| Net-Pay, Percent Completed,
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| | methodologies. In this regards, an IRM
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| etc.).Records - a collection of one or
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| | Repository is used as a
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| more data elements. Represents
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| | "scratchpad" by developers to record the
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| logical and physical storage areas
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| | specifications of information
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| within a file,
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| | resources.Project Management and Quality
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| input transactions, print maps and
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| | Assurance will also find information
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| screen panels (incl.
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| | resource definition helpful in their
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| messages), and call arguments between
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| | assignments. The phases of
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| programming modules.Files - a collection
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| | the methodologies dictate which
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| of one or more records. Represents
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| | resources must be used and their
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| logical and physical storage, both
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| | degree of definition. For example, in
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| computer and manual.Data Base - all of
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| | ISEM, the need for
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| the files either within a single
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| | specific data elements must be
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| application
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| | identified in Phase 1 (to support
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| or a given enterprise, both logically
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| | an information requirement), either new
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| and physically.Inputs - a collection of
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| | or established data elements
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| one of more records used to collect
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| | to be re-used. At this time, for new
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| data. Can be implemented by screens,
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| | data elements, only its
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| paper, verbal, optical, etc.Outputs - a
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| | logical definition must be supplied.
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| collection of one or more records to
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| | The physical attributes of the
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| transmit
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| | data elements (e.g., length, picture,
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| informationSYSTEM RESOURCESSystems - a
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| | precision, scale, etc.) do not
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| collection of one or more sub-systems.
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| | have to be defined until Phase 3 (prior
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| Systems
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| | to Software Engineering). By
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| can be implemented manually, in part or
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| | taking this approach to development,
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| in full, or with
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| | Project Management and Quality
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| mechanical support
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| | Assurance can substantiate completion of
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| (computers).Sub-Systems - a collection of
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| | the resource definition and
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| one or more procedures within
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| | the phase of work (it either has been
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| a system. A sub-system is a business
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| | done or it has not). Such
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| process representing a
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| | analysis of the completion of work is
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| flow of work within a specific
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| | commonly referred to as performing
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| time-frame.Procedures - a collection of
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| | a "status check."IMPLEMENTATIONAs we
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| one or more operational steps
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| | mentioned in our earlier article,
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| (Administrative) or one or more programs
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| | "Managing Design Complexity,"
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| (Computer).Operational Step - an
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| | sharing and re-using resources doesn't
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| individual task.Programs - a set of
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| | happen by accident. It takes a
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| computer-executable instructions
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| | premeditated effort to do so. This
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| performing
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| | means we have to uniquely identify,
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| a step within a computer procedure. A
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| | describe, and cross-reference each
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| program may be subdivided
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| | resource.Is such definition work endless?
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| into modules if so desired.Modules -
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| | Hardly. There is a finite number of
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| compilable program source code consisting
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| | information resources in an
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| of one or
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| | organization. For example, there is
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| more subroutines written in the same
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| | probably
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| programming language. It
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| | no more than 500 - 1,000 unique data
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| is not executable by itself. Modules
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| | elements in an enterprise. Once they
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| can call other modules.BUSINESS
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| | are documented, they can be shared and
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| RESOURCESEnterprises - a defined business
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| | re-used over and over again. This
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| entity with a specific mission, whether
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| | is the real payoff of IRM, thus
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| profitable or non-profitable in intent.
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| | expediting development and simplifying
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| Enterprises take many forms,
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| | change control.Year ago there was a
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| such as the conventional commercial
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| | problem in India where people were
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| venture, whether private or public,
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| | starving
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| a government agency, etc. Enterprises
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| | to death. To help out, the United
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| consist of business functions
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| | States sent seed grain to India
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| and are implemented by
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| | for the local populace to plant and
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| Positions.Functions - a scope of
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| | harvest. This was a viable
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| responsibilities for carrying out a
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| | long-term strategy to take.
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| specific
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| | Unfortunately, when the sacks of seed
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| portion of the mission of the
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| | were delivered to the docks, the people
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| enterprise, e.g., Marketing, Sales,
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| | opened them and ate the
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| Manufacturing, etc. Functions are
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| | seed as opposed to planting it. This
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| implemented by Positions.Positions - a
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| | remedied their immediate
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| prescribed set of duties and
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| | hunger problem, but ruined their long
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| responsibilities; another
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| | term needs. You cannot
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| name is "job." Positions implement
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| | harvest a crop if you do not sew the
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| business functions either in part or
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| | seeds. The same is true
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| in full. Positions are implemented by
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| | in IRM and MRP. To harvest the crop, we
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| Human/Machine Resources.Human/Machine
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| | must first document our
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| Resources - employees, part-time workers,
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| | resources. Only then can we realize the
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| consultants,
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| | benefits of sharing and
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| computers, equipment, etc. Such
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| | re-using them.For more information on
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| resources possess...Skills - specific
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| | our philosophies of Information Resource
|
| knowledge or talent as developed by
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| | Management (IRM), please see the
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| education
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| | "Introduction" section of "PRIDE"
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| and/or experience. Proficiency denotes
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| | at: Bryce is the Managing Director of M.
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| level of skill.Information Requirements -
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| | Bryce & Associates (MBA)
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| specific needs for information in order
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| | of Palm Harbor, Florida and has 30 years
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| to perform actions and decisions related
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| | of experience in the field.
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| to the business of the
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| | He is available for training and
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| enterpriseObjectives - a goal for the
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| | consulting on an international basis.
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