L20

L20R2. Robert J. Glushko & Tim McGrath, Chapter 9, "Document Engineering", MIT Press, 2005

Read pages 274-307.

 

Guide Questions:

  • What are the different layers of abstraction in business processes? How are they important to service design?
  • How can business processes be documented? What is the value of doing this?
  • Why is it important to be familiar with different patterns of transactions and collaborations, including their corresponding business signals?

L20R1. Robert J. Glushko & Tim McGrath, Chapter 4, "Document Engineering", MIT Press, 2005

Read pp.119-127

Guide Questions:

  • What are the differences between physical and conceptual views of the business, and how can they be used in the design of service systems?
  • What is the value of having business reference models?
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