A Model for Analysis and Design of Information Systems Based on a Document Centric Approach

Abstract

The recent tendency in analysis and design of Information Systems is that the emphasis is placed on the documents that are ubiquitous around information systems and organizations. The proliferation of computer literacy led to the general use of electronic documents. To understand the anticipated behaviour of Information Systems and the actual operation of a particular organization, the analysis of documents play increasingly important role. The behaviour of Information Systems can be interpreted in a framework of Enterprise Architecture and its models that are contained in it. Certain parts and entirety of various types of documents connected to business processes, tasks, roles and actors within organization. The tracking of life cycle of documents and representing the complex relationships is essential both at analysis and operation time. We propose a theoretical framework that makes use previous results of modelling and well-founded mathematical techniques.