This paper presents an empirically validated conceptual model of Business Process Management(BPM) to enable the pursuit of BPM theory. Phase One of the research focussed on the development of an initial model of BPM, derived from a synthesis of current literature. Thismodel consists of five key...

Discovering a set of domain classes during object-oriented analysis isintellectually challenging and time-consuming for novice analyzers. This chapterpresents a taxonomic class modeling (TCM) methodology that can be used forobject-oriented analysis in business applications. Our methodology helps...

This paper presents a generic conceptual model of risk evaluation in order to manage the risk throughrelated constraints and variables under a multi-agent collaborative design environment. Initially, a hierarchyconstraint network is developed to mapping constraints and variables. Then, an...

IT security outsourcing is the establishment of a contractual relationship between an organization with an outside vendor which assumes responsibility for the organisation’s security functions. Outsourcing in IS has had a variable history of success and the complexity of the decision making...