Glossary of Terms

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BPR (Business Process Reengineering)

As defined by Hammer and Champy, "the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical, contemporary measures of performance, such as cost, quality, service, and speed." The four key words of reengineering are italicized here to provide emphasis on the key concepts.

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DoD (he Department of Defense of the U.S. government)

Those elements of the government that fall under the management of the Secretary of Defense, including the four services (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines).

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EE (Enterprise Engineering)

Enterprise (ISEE definition)

 

"Any system of components - cultural, process and technology - that interact to accomplish strategic goals and objectives" An enterprise may be a company, an organization, a government office, a project, a division of a company, etc.

Enterprise Engineering (ISEE definition)

"The body of knowledge, principles, and disciplines related to the analysis, design, implementation and operation of all elements associated with an enterprise." EE methods include modeling, cost analysis, simulation, workflow analysis, bottleneck analysis. EE concepts include TQM, JIT, change management, and value added analysis.

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FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard)

 

The set of standards used by the government as requirements in contracts and to determine acceptability of products provided by contractors. ISEE Working Groups were instrumental in developing standards for IDEF0 (FIPS 182) and IDEF1x (FIPS 183).

 

FPI (Functional Process Improvement)

 

The subset of enterprise engineering concerned with the improvement of processes

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IDEF (Integration Definition Methods)

 

A set of Enterprise analysis methods adopted by the U.S. Air Force in the 1980's for their use in communicating with enterprises regarding manufacturing modernization efforts.

 

IDEF0 (IDEF Zero)

 

The first of the series of IDEF methods adopted by the U.S. Air Force. IDEF0 is the function modeling portion of SADT, previously developed (see below).

 

IDEF1 (IDEF One)

 

The second of the series of IDEF methods adopted by the U.S. Air Force. IDEF1 is the data modeling method developed by Bob Brown of Hughes

 

IDEF1x

 

The extension toIDEF1 developed by Bob Brown (not the same Bob Brown that developed IDEF1) which resulted from initial use of IDEF1.

 

IDEF3

 

The process modeling method developed by KBSI under Air Force sponsorship as opposed to the IDEF0 function modeling method. IDEF3 is based on sequence and provides a basis for simulation and detailed process analysis.

 

ISEE (International Society for Enterprise Engineering)

 

A professional society formed in 1989 and established as a non-profit organization in the state of Ohio. The society was originally known as the IDEF Users Group, but expanded its charter in 1994 to encompass all EE methods.

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SADT (Structured Analysis and Design Technique)

 

A method developed about 1973 by Douglas T. Ross for analyzing enterprises using representational (paper) modeling. The method features hierarchical, top-down, gradual exposition of detail using a simple box and arrow graphical diagramming notation. The method also includes a set of engineering procedures for managing its application. SADT includes both function and data modeling, with a cross-reference "tie" process for inter-model integration, and an Activation Language for specifying processing sequence.

 

Strategic Plan

 

The plan that documents the strategy for enterprise engineering or improvement. The Tactical Plan provides the detailed plan for following the strategy to accomplish specific objectives.

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Tactical Plan

 

The specific approach (how) to implement the strategy as spelled out in the Strategic Plan.

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