Advances in Enterprise Information Systems II

Figure 3. The organizational anatomy.

First, the activity domains and their dependencies are defined. This is done by identifying the

main work objects and motives for working with them in the organization. Second, the transitions

between domains are clarified. This task is needed in order to decide which elements – information,

processes, rules, etc., – should be external to domains, and what should be local and internal for

each domain. Transition and mapping rules between domains need to be worked out. Third, the

manifestations of the activity modalities for each domain are investigated: which things are relevant

(information model); what actions ...