Beschreibung:
This book offers practical advice on managing enterprise modeling (EM) projects and facilitating participatory EM sessions. Modeling activities often involve groups of people, and models are created in a participatory way. Ensuring that this is done efficiently requires dedicated individuals who know how to organize modeling projects and sessions, how to manage discussions during these sessions, and what aspects influence the success and efficiency of modeling in practice.
1 Introduction.- 2 Background to Enterprise Modeling and to Related Elicitation Approaches.- 3 Typical Organizational Problems and How Participatory Enterprise Modeling Helps.- 4 An Example of an Enterprise Modeling Method - 4EM.- 5 The Process of Enterprise Modeling.- 6 Roles and Competences in an Enterprise Modeling Project.- 7 Types of Organizational Stakeholder Behaviors in Participatory Modeling and How to Deal with them.- 8 Managing Situations and Related Contingencies in Facilitated Enterprise Modeling Sessions.- 9 Tools for Participatory Enterprise Modeling.- 10 Participatory Modeling in Relation to Other Modeling Frameworks and Languages.- 11 How to Become a Professional Enterprise Modeling Practitioner.- 12 Outlook on the Practice and Research of Participatory EM.