Abstract: A key ingredient in the design and development of enterprise software systems is a precise description of the business endeavor. In practice the engineering designs for corporate systems are surprisingly poorly articulated due to the difficulty organisations face in clearly defining their business needs in a structured and unambiguous manner. One problem is that the notations used in business process specifications are technical in nature, notoriously complex and not particularly intelligible to business stakeholders. There is a constant disconnect between the fluid, evolving nature of business strategies and the brittle, rigid nature of process automation. This invention provides a method and corresponding system design for addressing these limitations by articulating a business endeavor in a comprehensive, structured conceptual model that is independent of underlying technology and responsive to the dynamics of business strategy.

Abstract: A key ingredient in the design and development of enterprise software systems is a precise description of the business endeavour. In practice the engineering designs for corporate systems are surprisingly poorly articulated due to the difficulty organisations face in clearly defining their business needs in a structured and unambiguous manner. One problem is that the notations used in business process specifications are technical in nature, notoriously complex and not particularly intelligible to business stakeholders. Further, since the business environment is highly dynamic, static documentation is quickly out-of-date and rarely reusable beyond the lifespan of any particular project. There is a constant disconnect between the fluid, evolving nature of business strategies and the brittle, rigid nature of process automation.