Article: Groot, Smits, Kuipers: “Picture Approach” Flashcards
1
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What is objective complexity
A
# of components # of interfaces # of functions
2
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What is subjective complexity?
A
The effor that is required to:
- understand the portfolio
- cope with the portfolio (decision making
3
Q
Why is the practical picture approach developed?
A
To map out system complexes for business and IT managers
4
Q
What does the picture approach aim to do?
A
- Reduce subjective complexity
- Clarify the existing system complexes (IST) (as-is) & proposals for future situations (SOLL) (to-be)
- Reduce complexity in the IT domain
5
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What is a picture in the picture approach?
A
An image of the organizational processes that maps out the functions of the various information systems
6
Q
Fact sheets give descriptions of the pictures, what are the five main fact sheets for each system?
A
- IT architecture
- Systems functionality
- Process support
- Costs and benefits of the systems complex
- Risk of the systems complex
7
Q
What is IST
A
as-is
8
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What is SOLL
A
to-be
