Looking Forward to an Alternative Enterprise IT Architecture

1. Looking Forward to an Alternative Enterprise IT Architecture
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2. information
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3. Information Needs (people) get overwhelmed by
the Complexity of the Information Provisioning
Tsunami
information
Information Provisioning (IT syst./org.) gets
overwhelmed by the Dynamics of Info Needs
Opportunities to
Info Required to
Information Provisioning
Information Needs
Produce Information
Work (execution & control)
ED
LANC
UNBA LANCE
BA
Galbraith, Ashby & De Sitter
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4. Usual Strategy: More, Uniformed
Opportunities to
Info Required to
Information Provisioning
Information Needs
Produce Information
Work (execution & control)
Striving for solutions based on ONE
standardization & integration for ALL
(= monolith IT regime, like: ERP)
ED
LANC
UNBA LANCE
BA
Galbraith, Ashby & De Sitter
Information Provisioning
Varied
Univocal
Information Needs (people) get
overwhelmed by the Complexity
of the Information Provisioning
Tsunami
Monolith
(uniform IT regime)
Information Provisioning (IT
syst./org.) gets overwhelmed
by the Dynamics of Info Needs
Information Needs
Stable
Dynamic
Galbraith, Ashby & De Sitter
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5. Information Provisioning
Varied
Information Needs (people) get
overwhelmed by the Complexity
of the Information Provisioning
Tsunami
ARCHIPELAGO
Univocal
Monolith
(uniform IT regime)
Information Provisioning (IT
syst./org.) gets overwhelmed
by the Dynamics of Info Needs
Information Needs
Stable
Dynamic
Galbraith, Ashby & De Sitter
Information Provisioning
Varied
Tsunami
ARCHIPELAGO
Univocal
Monolith
(uniform IT regime)
Information Needs
Stable
Dynamic
Galbraith, Ashby & De Sitter
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6. Opportunities to
Info Required to
Information Provisioning
Information Needs
Produce Information
Work (execution & control)
R
E
LANC
E-BA
Galbraith, Ashby & De Sitter
FIRST:
reduce info needs
Opportunities to
Info Required to
Information Provisioning
Information Needs
Produce Information
Work (execution & control)
AFTERWARDS:
align info provisioning
CE
ALAN
RE-B
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7. FIRST:
reduce info needs
Opportunities to
Info Required to
Information Provisioning
Information Needs
Produce Information
Work (execution & control)
AFTERWARDS:
align info provisioning
Interdependencies IN
the flow; NO between
the flows
Dedicated
INTEGRAL
Computerization for
Value Stream A
Dedicated
INTEGRAL
Computerization for
Value Stream B
Dedicated
INTEGRAL
Computerization for
Value Stream N
Above the Water Line
Under the Water Line
Static & Dynamic data
Govers (2003)
Stream
Surpassing
DATA
Overall
Management
(strategic) Info
Govers & Südmeier (2011)
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8. Learn to accept that future info needs – in the distance –
are unclear: besides varied also dynamic
Learn to accept that future info needs – in the distance –
are unclear: besides varied also dynamic
Dynamic and Continues (Re-)Balancing of
Info Needs and Info Provisioning
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9. Let’s Jump to other WATERS
for your attention
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