279 Index A ad-hoc process 243-245 agile development life cycle 21 agile development process 6 Alpha Co. 210 application component 9 application logic modeling 14 Appropriate ERP Architecture (AEA) 190-191 architecture framework 232 architecture independent reengineering 33 architecture specific reengineering 32 architecture with agility 23 attribute 55 Component Object Model (COM) 66 compound attribute 55 concurrent engineering (CE) 205-206 context 10 context modeling 73 controller 84 Critical Failure Factors (CFFs) 151 Critical Success Factors (CSFs) 151, 158 Cross-Functional Teams (CFT) 188, 191 D Data Analysis and Conversion (DAC) 185, 190-191 data flow diagrams (DFD) 31, 34-35 data modeling 55 data object descriptor generation 13 decision code fragment 13 design-by-contract paradigm 86 design for logistics 203 dispatcher 8 B business process 82 Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) 82 Business Process Reengineering (BPR) 186, 188, 191, 199, 210 business type modeling 68 business type models 66 E Easy Java Simulations (EJS) 66 enterprise IT systems 1, 4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems 128- 129, 147-148, 185-186, 195, 198 main advantages 129 entity 55 entity relationship diagrams (ERD) 31, 35, 68 ERP implementation 186 lifecycle 150, 152 success 190 ERP In-House Training (EIT) 185, 188, 191, 199 ERP Vendor Support (EVS) 185, 189, 191 external agent/entity 58 C cardinality 55 churn of parties 93 COBOL structure modeling 13 collaboration diagram 71 Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) 66 Compiere ERP/CRM 132 complexity measures 222 component 9 component architecture model 73 component-based model 66 component-based system modeling 66