Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and products for developing business process models that are aligned with business components and business intent, including: defining a plurality of business components, wherein each business component is a logical element of a business enterprise that carries out a particular business function; associating one or more activities with a particular business component, wherein each activity is identified by a unique identifier, and wherein each activity is an atomic operation carried out by the particular business component that the activity is associated with; and defining, in dependence upon the associated one or more activities, a business capability that is carried out by one or more business components.

Abstract: A method and system for developing a conceptual model to facilitate generating a business-aligned information technology (IT) solution. Requirements of the IT solution are defined. A conceptual model is developed by business and IT stakeholders. The conceptual model represents an IT solution design and includes systems, conceptual components and operational concepts. The conceptual components represent hardware components and software components of the IT solution. The operational concepts indicate interactions among the conceptual components that are needed to perform business functions. A computing system generates documentation of the conceptual model. The documentation is available and accessible to the business and IT stakeholders and includes documentation of the operational concepts. The architecture and design of the IT solution is developed along with related documentation.

Abstract: A method and system for defining and managing an information technology project based on a conceptual model. Business requirements of an information technology (IT) solution that indicate a need for an update of a pre-defined conceptual model are defined. Sub-projects of an IT project are defined, which includes aligning the sub-projects with the pre-defined conceptual model's conceptual components that require design or implementation modifications and/or with subcomponents of the conceptual components. The pre-defined conceptual model is updated, a sub-project-based execution phase of the IT project is performed and the IT project is managed.

Abstract: A method and system for developing a conceptual model to facilitate generating a business-aligned information technology (IT) solution. Requirements of the IT solution are defined. A conceptual model is developed by business and IT stakeholders. The conceptual model represents an IT solution design and includes systems, conceptual components and operational concepts. The conceptual components represent hardware components and software components of the IT solution. The operational concepts indicate interactions among the conceptual components that are needed to perform business functions. A computing system generates documentation of the conceptual model. The documentation is available and accessible to the business and IT stakeholders and includes documentation of the operational concepts. The architecture and design of the IT solution is developed along with related documentation.