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Open Text Metastorm ProVision 6.2 Strategy Implementation

By : Bill Aronson
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Open Text Metastorm ProVision 6.2 Strategy Implementation

By: Bill Aronson

Overview of this book

Open Text ProVision® (formerly known as Metastorm ProVision®) is an Enterprise Architecture (EA) solution allowing for effective planning and decision making throughout the enterprise. It enables an organization to have a central repository of information about the business, reducing organizational risks and better optimizing business resources. Implemented well, it enables better and more actionable decisions exactly when you need them.This book combines theory and practice to provide a step- by- step guide to building a successful customer- centric model of your business. The approach is simple and down to earth, and along the way, with various real-world examples, you will learn how to make a business case, use a framework, and adopt a methodology with Open Text ProVision®. This book draws on the experience of ProVision® experts around the world. By combining theory with practice from the field you can avoid common mistakes and develop a successful customer centric strategy for implementing ProVision®. Each chapter builds on the previous one to give you the confidence to implement a central repository, dealing with both the technical and human issues that you might face.

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Open Text Metastorm ProVision 6.2 Strategy Implementation
Bill Aronson
Mar, 2011 | 260 pages
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Open Text Metastorm ProVision® 6.2 Strategy Implementation
Open Text Metastorm ProVision® 6.2 Strategy Implementation
Credits
Credits
Foreword
Foreword
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Designing a Strategy
Designing a Strategy
Why choose ProVision®
Strategy
Implementation
Project management methodology
Next phase
Leverage
Summary
2
Making a Business Case
Making a Business Case
The benefits of moving to a central repository
Summary
3
Using a Framework
Using a Framework
What is a business framework
Enterprise Designer framework
Comparing level 1 and level 2 frameworks
Comparing level 1 and level 3 frameworks
Summary
4
Adopting a Methodology
Adopting a Methodology
What is a methodology
Project #1—building the high-level model
Project #2—building workflow models
Project #3—building System Interaction models
Project #4—building Business Class models
Project #5—building Organization models
Case study—the consultant's view
Summary
5
Implementing Effective Governance
Implementing Effective Governance
What is governance
Who needs to be involved
Agile Management
Modeling a governance structure with ProVision®
What if there is no governance
Summary
6
Understanding the Toolset
Understanding the Toolset
ProVision® features and functionality
Modeling, not configuration management
Summary
7
Obtaining Buy-in
Obtaining Buy-in
Top 10 tips for process modeling
Using Appreciative Inquiry to engage staff
Distinguishing between change and transformation
Understanding the outside-in (customer-centric) approach
Summary
References
References
Index
Index

About the Author

Bill Aronson is a business coach with global coaching firm Shirlaws (www.Shirlaws.com.au). He lives with his wife and daughter in Tasmania, Australia, one of the most beautiful places on earth. His job is to help businesses gain clarity. He helps them increase revenue, get more time, and reduce stress.

Bill has been coaching, mentoring, training, and teaching for more than 35 years. Using modern technology, he works remotely with clients around the world.

Bill is recognized as a global expert on ProVision® and has written a number of technical books for users that have been published by www.Lulu.com.

Bill is the founder of www.EnterpriseDesigner.com, whose mission is to show organizations how to design their businesses to make better decisions now.

Bill is also the author of www.TurningUpForLife.com, his contribution to making the planet a little bit of a better place to live.

A number of people have contributed to the success of this book. First, I wish to thank all of the people who generously shared their wit and wisdom. Some cannot be named for reasons of confidentiality. Those who can, include Jeremy Scrivens of www.TheEmotionalEconomy.com, Gordon Lescinsky of www.Ioctane.com, and Ray Brown of www.ClienteerHub.com.

Next, I have been fortunate to have had a whole editorial team supporting me this time. My thanks to Stephanie Moss, Leena Purkait, Alina Lewis, and the unsung heroes at Packt Publishing. My thanks also to Tom Foster and Ted Lefkovitz, who took on the noble and thankless task of proofreading, and suggested many ideas for improvement.

I wish to acknowledge Darren Shirlaw for creating one of the best strategic thinking frameworks available, and for making an important contribution to the discipline of coaching.

As always thanks to Bob Farrell, Ken Goerg, Neil Hudspeth, Mike Cawsey, and all the people at Open Text Metastorm.

My special thanks to my wife Catherine and daughter Zoe, whom I love dearly. It's not easy living with a writer.

Finally, to you dear reader. I do hope you find this book valuable. If you do, then please contact me at and start a conversation.

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