
718 Part III n Information Quality Applied to Core Business Value Circles
Org
Party
Resource Area Entity Type
Person
Customer Regulator
Person/Org
Relationship
Contact
Employee Trustee
Skill Competitor
Capital
Asset
Asset Resource
Intellectual
Asset
Facility Property
Hardware Document
Agreement
Cust/Prod Relationship
Consultation
Contact
Event
Education
Event
Evaluation
Event
Project
Process
Information
Entity
Type
Application
Database
File
Information
Technology
Business
Rule
Account
Financial Resource
Budget
Revenue Expense
Invoice Payment
Checking
Savings Ac
Product / Service
Loan
Safety
Lock Box
Insurance
Regulation
External
Economic
Factor
Research
Market
Index
Classifies
Classified in
Resource: A business resource
Entity Type: Something the
enterprise must know about to
Manage effectively
Figure 15-3: Example of High-Level Enterprise Business Information Model for a Financial
Institution by Business Resources and Fundamental Object and Event Types
Note Always ensure that KPI Attributes show up in the High-Level Business
Information Model. Executives want to know that the Model reflects what
they need to know to manage the Enterprise effectively. These will exist
as a summarized attribute in an Entity Type, such “Product Monthly Sales
Amount,” “Customer Lifetime Value,” or “Monthly Product Warranty Costs.”
4. Develop the Information Technology Model
This model lists and describes the Information Technology from hardware to soft-
ware ...