Fundamental Modeling Concepts: Effective Communication Of It Systems

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Describes the ideas behind, and application of, what the authors call "Fundamental Modeling Concepts", which are designed to provide a consistent and coherent way to think and talk about information processing systems. These "Fundamental Modeling Concepts" enable efficient communication between a wide variety of software-system users, analysts, architects and managers, etc. The ideas that form the structure behind this book are communicated in terms of illustrative examples, which the authors use to build an understanding of the detail of the conceptual framework of their "models". About The Author Dr. Andreas Knpfel 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 Grne 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. Table Of Contents Foreword Preface 1 Introduction 2 Compositional Structures 3 Dynamic Structures 4 Value Structures and Mind Maps 5 FMC Basics: Summary 6 Reinforcing the Concepts 7 Towards Implementation Structures 8 Applying FMC in Your Daily Work 9 Modeling and Visualization Guidelines 10 Relationship with Other Modeling Approaches 11 A System of Server Patterns 247 Epilogue A Solutions B Reference Sheets C Glossary References Index