"This book bridges two fields that, although closely related, are often studied in isolation: enterprise modeling and information systems modeling. The principal idea is to use a standard language for modeling information systems, UML, as a catalyst and investigate its potential for modeling...

"This book is a valuable addition to the reading list of executives, managers, and staff in business, government, and other sectors who seek to keep their enterprises agile and efficient as they manage change, implement new business processes and supporting technologies, and pursue important...

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the latest developments in the EIS revolution. Individual chapters, which focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) adoption, the integration of enterprise systems, personalized ERP, and the Semantic Web, offer ideas and solutions for the future...

Managing organizations -- Management and control: organizational preparedness -- Understanding IT acquisitions preparedness: organizational perspectives -- Understanding IT acquisitions: associated models -- Conceptualization of IT acquisition life cycle management model -- Development of IT...

"The authors address Agile/Virtual Enterprises as a new organizational paradigm, highly dynamic reconfigurable agile networks of independent enterprises sharing all resources, including knowledge, market, customers, etc., and using specific organizational architectures that introduce the...

Connected government as the new normal: a strategic thinking approach to whole-of-government enterprise architecture adoption / Pallab Saha -- A problem oriented enterprise architecture approach applied to wicked problems / Bernard Robertson-Dunn -- The power of EA taxonomies in enhancing...

"This book focuses on the challenges of distributed systems imposed by the data intensive applications, and on the different state-of-the-art solutions proposed to overcome these challenges"--Provided by publisher.

"This book focuses on business process improvement, a key element of the most influential management movement since the 1980s, and how process improvement affects organizational knowledge sharing"--Provided by publisher.

"This book holds key information in improving a CIO's role, which would then advance his/her chances of moving into a CEO role. It provides analysis within theoretical frameworks and consulting recommendations, starting with the demand side of CEO successions, specifically highlighting...

"This book provides valuable insights into the role of the CIO, his interaction within the organization and external relationships with vendors and suppliers. It emphasizes the need for balance between management and technology in the role of CIO, and focuses on this role as an expert on...