Business Modeling With UML: Business Patterns at Work

"Anexcellenthands–onbookforpractitionerseagertodocumenttheinternalstructureandeverydayworkingsofbusinessprocesses.Thisclearandpracticalbookbelongsontheshelfofeveryonededicatedtomapping,maintaining,andstreamliningbusinessprocesses."–RichardMarkSoley,Phd,ChairmanandCEO,OMG"ErikssonandPenkerhavenotjustwrittenanotherpatternsbook;thisisasignificantcontributiontothekeyfieldofbusiness–ITalignment.Whilecapturingprofoundacademicinsights,whatmakesthebooksorefreshingfromapractitioner′sviewpointistherichnessofaccessible,down–to–earthexamplesanditspragmatic,unpretentiousstyle."–PaulallenPrincipalofCBDStrategiesandArchitectures,SterlingSoftware"UMLmayhavebeendesignedbyandforsoftwareengineers,butErikssonandPenkerhavedefinedapracticalextensiontoUMLfordescribingbusinessprocesses.TheyputthisextendedUMLimmediatelytousewithagalleryofcommonbusinesspatternsthatshouldjumpstartanyBPReffort."–PhilippeKrchten,DirectorofProcessDevelopmentRationalSoftware"ThisbookisamarriagebetweenprovenbusinessmodelingconceptsandthetechniquesofUML.Itprovidesreal–worldstrategiesfordevelopinglarge–scale,mission–criticalbusinesssystemsinamanneraccessibletobothsoftwareandbusinessprofessionals."–ScottW.Ambler,AuthorofProcessPatternsFollowingupontheirbestsellingbook,UMLToolkit,Hans–ErikErikssonandMagnusPenkernowprovideexpertguidanceonhowtouseUMLtomodelyourbusinesssystems.Inthisinformativebook,keybusinessmodelingconceptsarepresented,includinghowtodefineBusinessRuleswithUML′sObjectConstraintLanguage(OCL)andhowtousebusinessmodelswithusecases.Theauthorsthenprovide26valuableBusinessPatternsalongwithane–businesscasestudythatutilizesthetechniquesandpatternsdiscussedinthebook.VisitourWebsiteatwww.wiley.com/compbooks/