Churchill's Adaptive Enterprise Lessons for Business Today by Mark Kozak-Holland ISBN: 1-895186-19-6 304 pages Published by Multi-Media Publications Inc. Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. [Back to Main Page]

Table of Contents

Preface

• PROBLEMS ADDRESSED BY THE BOOK

Introduction

• WHAT IS AN ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE?
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN AN ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE
• WHAT IS A PORTAL?
• WHAT IS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE?
• WHAT IS A SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE?
• WHAT IS THE VALUE OF AN ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE
• ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES
• BUILDING AN ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE USING A LIFECYCLE
• CHURCHILL AND HIS ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE

Chapter 1: Define the Problem

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• INITIATE PROBLEM DEFINITION
• ARTICULATE THE BUSINESS PROBLEM
• DEFINE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM
• EVALUATE THE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 2: Define the Solution

• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• INITIATE DEFINE THE SOLUTION
• FORMULATE VISION AND STRATEGY
• DEFINE REQUIREMENTS
• ASSESS IMPACT
• DEFINE OPERATIONAL SOLUTION
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 3: Create Macro Design

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• INITIATE MACRO DESIGN
• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• REFINE THE BUSINESS MODEL
• CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
• PILOT SELECTION
• COMPLETE OPERATIONAL SOLUTION DESIGN
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 4: Create Micro Design

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• INITIATE MICRO DESIGN
• DETAIL DESIGN
• PLAN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 5: Build Solution

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• INITIATE SOLUTION BUILD
• PREPARE SOLUTION RELEASE
• BUILD SOLUTION RELEASES
• TEST SOLUTION RELEASE
• PLAN SUPPORT AND DEPLOYMENT
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 6: Deploy, Assess Solution

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• INITIATE DEPLOYMENT
• DEPLOYMENT
• END-OF-PROJECT RELEASE
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 7: A Few Months into the Solution

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO FOLLOW?
• INITIATE PROJECT REVIEW
• DISCOVERY
• ANALYSIS
• FUTURE ACTIONS
• CONCLUSION

Chapter 8: Recapping the Journey

• CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
• RECAP OF THE PROJECT
• RECAP OF CHURCHILL’S ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE
• DISCUSSION OF THE SIX MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THIS BOOK
• SUMMARY
• EPILOGUE

Appendix A: Important Background to 1940

Appendix B: Layers of the Functional Component Model

Appendix C: What to Expect from your Project

• FREQUENTLY USED ACRONYMS IN THE BOOK

Appendix D: Glossary and Acronyms

Appendix E: Credits and Sources

• PHOTO CREDITS
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• WEB SITES FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Index

About the “Lessons from History” Series

About the Author

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