Causal Сlassification of Enterprise Business

Abstract

Subject . The justified classification gives a chance to identify the research objects easier and more complex. That is why classifications are the basis of the most practical artificial systems structure, since combining and description of the individual components relationships requires a clear understanding of the essence of these components, their properties and typical accessories. Purpose . Enterprise business processes engineering, their formation as a system is also based on the classification. But in order to put this structure as a skeleton for enterprise information system creation the validity of interrelations types of business processes separate classes will be required. Methodology . The article uses the approach to the construction of the classification structure of the enterprise business processes by analyzing their role and place in the aggregate enterprise process model. Results . All the enterprise processes are suggested to subdivide into five groups: the basic business processes, the tool production business processes, support business processes, the operational control business processes, the business development processes. The topological properties and kinds of casual communication with other groups of business processes are defined for each business process group. These characteristics allow both to generate deeper classification of processes, and to analyze the degree of completeness and consistency formed in the course of numerous enterprise business processes classification. Conclusions . The stated approach was used in the practice of enterprise information systems architectures development, to identify business processes, as well as in teaching such disciplines as modeling enterprise architecture and business processes.