Business Model

The Business Importance of Methodology

The Business Role of the IT Organization

• Provide technical, automation, and information support for business processes
• Enhance coordination and integration of business functions
• Increase business effectiveness and efficiency through IT
• Business process and automation change with organization and cultural harmony for business success
• Educate, position, and exploit the strategic value of IT

The Role of a Methodology in Performing this Role

• The methodology is the IT organization/staff vehicle for the design, manufacture or acquisition, and implementation of the desired software product.
• The methodology used determines how well the following is performed:
  • Technical, automation, and information support for business processes
  • Enhanced coordination and integration of business functions
  • Improved business effectiveness and efficiency through IT
  • Change in business process and automation with organization and cultural harmony for business success

Business Benefits of a Successful Methodology Use

• Users happy with the product
  • Provides the right functionality
  • Fits well with the business process
• Business leverage and problem prevention
  • Business process re-engineering
  • Positive secondary effects
• Efficient use of resources
  • Right skills at the right time

Technology Benefits of a Methodology

• Effective and efficient use of resources
• Software products that work and create value for the business
• Software products that are maintainable
• Software products that are documented
• Architecture evolution no islands of technology

Symptoms of Methodology Let-Down

• Users not happy and product functionality does not meet business needs
• Users do not like using the product
• Negative secondary effects
• Lots of rework and enhancements
• Inefficient utilization of resources