Fundamental Modeling Concepts: Effective Communication of IT Systems

Andreas Knopfel

ISBN 10: 047002710X / ISBN 13: 9780470027103

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2006

About this Item

To develop information processing systems requires effective and efficient communication between many people. In order to understand requirements and design decisions, there is a need for a common conceptual model of the system: one that represents the architecture of the system. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; UYD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616. . 2006. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamental Modeling Concepts: Effective Communication of IT Systems
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047002710X
• ISBN 13: 9780470027103
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A must-have book for systems analysts, architects and managers interested in enhancing successful communication in their organisation.

• Provides detailed examples of how to understand and implement ‘fundamental modeling concepts’ for IT-systems communication
• Provides an already successfully implemented model that has been used at: Siemens, Alcatel, SAP and others
• Benefits from extensive theoretical and practical research
• Provides guidelines on how ‘fundamental modeling concepts’ can be used to support UML, OO, MDA and Architectural Patterns

About the Author

Dr. Andreas Knöpfel is an FMC expert and learnt much about its practical value during his four years at SAP. He now works as a system analyst and requirements engineer.

Dr. Bernhard Gröne worked at SAP for 5 years as system analyst and architect. Following that, he completed his PhD at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute at the University of Potsdam. His research topics are analyzing and modeling complex systems and patterns.

Dr. Peter Tabeling has several years of industrial and academic experience in the modeling of complex systems, among them SAP's R/3 system. He is currently Assistant Professor at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute at the University of Potsdam, where he researches and gives lectures on FMC and other topics.