The purpose of this chapter is to assist you in finding the right ARIS support for specific business management problems. Therefore, the chapter is divided into use case scenarios (subchapters).
For each use case scenario the meaning of each scenario and the activities that are normally performed in the corresponding scenario are briefly described. Subsequently, typical tasks occurring in the scenario are described. For each task it is shown how ARIS can be used to perform the task.
The following table gives an overview of the use cases described along with the model types used:
Scenario |
Scenario tasks |
Model types |
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Documentation of business objectives Documentation of company value-added Documentation of organizational structures Documentation of company functions Process documentation Process warehousing |
Objective diagram Value-added chain diagram Organizational chart Function tree EPC |
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Data structuring/Database design Database management/Access management |
ERM IEF data model Table diagram Class diagram |
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Identification of IT infrastructure requirements Documentation of IT infrastructure Access privileges |
Network topology Network diagram |
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Description of process and organizational structures Cost center analysis Process calculation |
EPC Organizational chart |
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Creation of QM documentation Certification procedures Certification documents |
Product tree Product selection matrix EPC Value-added chain diagram Structuring model Organizational chart |
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Project documentation Performing a reorganization |
Value-added chain diagram EPC Organizational chart Product model Product/Service model Objective diagram |
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Analysis phase, specification phase (project preparation) Design phase (Business Blueprint); 3 use cases available |
EPC Organizational chart |
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Project documentation Specification of application systems and modules Description of IT processes System interface development |
Value-added chain diagram Organizational chart EPC Use case diagram Application system type diagram Program flow chart Screen diagram |
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Knowledge map or yellow page Categorization of knowledge Knowledge processing in business processes |
Knowledge map Knowledge structure diagram EPC Function allocation diagram |
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Process customizing of workflow management systems |
EPC Function allocation diagram Application system diagram Application system type diagram |