The Practical Guide to Business Process Reengineering Using Idefo

The Practical Guide to Business Process Reengineering Using Idefo

Released July 2013
Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 9780133488524

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Book description

This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 1998).

This book answers the call for a concise, comprehensive introduction to IDEF0 and its application in business process reengineering (BPR) efforts.

Here is all the essential information about the IDEF0 method, the function analysis portion of the Integration Definition (IDEF) Methods—its definition, basic rules of usage (including the standard language syntax and semantics as contained in the Federal Standard), and lessons learned from many years of application in the real world.

The book features examples based on actual models of commercial clients and government agencies. By studying IDEF0 models, readers learn how the method might be applied to the various aspects of enterprise analysis or systems analysis and what goals and benefits are reasonable to expect from its application.

IDEF0 is at the heart of the DoD's version of BPR. In the private sector, industrial organizations that may have initially discovered IDEF through one or more government contracts have adopted it as a method for use with their own corporate BPR efforts.

Use this book to apply the techniques of this increasingly popular member of the IDEF family of methods!

Three Major Elements of the Method:

1. The concepts are at the foundation of IDEF0, and they preserve the logical sense and intention of the model. These concepts answer why one approach is used over another in the application of IDEF0, and they provide the experienced analyst with the rationale for when it may be necessary to bend the rules.

2. The language of IDEF0 is the analyst's means of describing the activities of an enterprise to other analysts, readers, enterprise management and staff, and others. The language is written in graphical box-and-arrow notation on diagram forms that are structured to form IDEF0 models.

3. The pragmatics of IDEF0 provide the engineering procedures and the do's and don'ts for the use of IDEF0. In many cases, the pragmatics are so closely tied to the concepts and language that they are inseparable, and analysts who have attempted to use IDEF0 without employing the pragmatics have typically been unsuccessful. The most common misuses of IDEF0 are illustrated to show the kinds of problems that can occur if the pragmatics are not followed.

Table of contents

  1. About This eBook
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Also Available from DORSET HOUSE PUBLISHING CO.
  5. Dedication
  6. Graphics Credits
  7. Contents
  8. Figures & Tables
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
    1. Who Should Read This Book
  11. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Method
    1. Communication with IDEFO
    2. Overview of IDEFO Syntax
    3. Origins and History of IDEFO
    4. Elements of IDEFO
    5. Use of IDEFO with Other Methods and Tools
  12. Chapter 2. Using IDEFO for Process Improvement
    1. Use of IDEFO in Support of BPR
    2. Use of IDEFO for Military Downsizing and Reorganization
    3. Benefits of Using IDEFO Models for Enterprise Reengineering
    4. The Reader/Author Cycle and the Workshop Approach
    5. The AS-IS Model
    6. Conclusions from Commercial and DoD BPR Efforts to Date
  13. Chapter 3. Features and Benefits of the IDEFO Activity Modeling Method
    1. The Seven Basic Principles
    2. Scope of Subject Matter That Can Be Handled by IDEFO
    3. Benefits Resulting from the Use of IDEFO
    4. Features of IDEFO Analysis
    5. Comparison to Data Flow Diagramming
    6. Understanding a Top-Level IDEFO Diagram of an Enterprise
    7. Levels of Abstraction in IDEFO Models
    8. The Role of Data Analysis Compared to IDEFO Function Analysis
  14. Chapter 4. IDEFO Graphic Language Syntax and Semantics
    1. Activity Box Syntax
    2. Arrow Syntax Elements
    3. The IDEFO Diagram Form
    4. IDEFO Model Rules
  15. Chapter 5. Pragmatics
    1. Defining the Purpose, Viewpoint, and Type of Breakdown
    2. Starting the Model
    3. Validating the Model
    4. Modeling Other Viewpoints
    5. Using Node Diagrams, Schematics, and FEO Diagrams
    6. Using the Reader/Author Review Process
  16. Chapter 6. Do’s and Don’ts
    1. Language Rules
    2. Box Rules
    3. Arrow Rules
    4. Diagram Rules
    5. Model Rule
    6. Model Quality Measurement
    7. Achieving Model Quality
    8. Management Lessons Learned
  17. Appendices
    1. Appendix A. Types of Models and Forms of Breakdown
      1. Modeling the Function versus the Process
      2. Forms of Activity Breakdown
    2. Appendix B. Sample Models
    3. Appendix C. SADT and IDEFO—A Historical Perspective
      1. Comparison of SADT with IDEFO
    4. Appendix D. SADT Data Models, IDEFO, and IDEF1X
    5. Appendix E. A Modeling Process Case Study
      1. Background of the Restaurant
      2. Excerpt from an Interview with the President and CEO
      3. Excerpt from an Interview with Jeff Shermon
      4. Modeling Ben’s Burgers
  18. Key Terms
  19. Index

Product information

  • Title: The Practical Guide to Business Process Reengineering Using Idefo
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: July 2013
  • Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
  • ISBN: 9780133488524