"This book introduces an emerging method of software modernization used to effectively manage legacy systems and company operations supported by such systems, covering presents methods, techniques, and new trends on business process archeology as well assome industrial success stories"--
Computer and information scientists and engineers present business process archaeology as an emerging stage within software modernization processes, focusing on understanding and recovering specific knowledge from existing software assets. The approach entails analyzing different software artifacts by means of reverse engineering techniques and tools in order to obtain very abstract models that depict not only the legacy system, but also the company and/or the company operation supported by the system. The information could help; business experts automate enterprise modeling, and help software maintainers select different techniques for recovering business knowledge from legacy information systems. Annotation ©2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Corporations accumulate a lot of valuable data and knowledge over time, but storing and maintaining this data can be a logistic and financial headache for business leaders and IT specialists. Uncovering Essential Software Artifacts through Business Process Archaeology introduces an emerging method of software modernization used to effectively manage legacy systems and company operations supported by such systems. This book presents methods, techniques, and new trends on business process archeology as well as some industrial success stories. Business experts, professionals, and researchers working in the field of information and knowledge management will use this reference source to efficiently and effectively implement and utilize business knowledge.
