Towards the agile enterprise: A method to come from a DEMO model to a Normalized System, applied to Government Subsidy Schemes

Because of the changing needs of enterprises, raised by the changing market among other reasons, the needs of its supporting information system(s) will also change. Design and Engineering Methodology for Organizations (DEMO), from Delft University of Technology, has already proven to be an effective tool in designing and realizing agile organizations. The next step is to have these organizations supported by agile Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems. The Normalized System (NS) approach, from the University of Antwerp, seems to be key for developing agile ICT systems. In this masters thesis, it is found how DEMO and NS could be combined optimally in order to cover the whole development process of agile enterprises, starting from a DEMO model and arriving at an implemented organization, with its supporting ICT systems. To make the project as concrete as possible, Government subsidy schemes from Capgemini is used as a practical case for clarification and demonstration. This thesis has an embargo until December 15, 2012. For more information about the contents of the thesis, you can contact Marien Krouwel ([email protected]) or Martin Op 't Land ([email protected]), the daily supervisor during the research execution.Software TechnologyElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc

Exploring Normalized Systems Potential for Dutch MoD’s Agility: A Proof of Concept on Flexibility, Time-to-market, Productivity and Quality

Both the Command and Control Support Centre (C2SC) of the Dutch Ministry of Defense, and Capgemini are constantly exploring better ways of building and maintaining information systems which ef- fectively support strategy and operations of an enterprise. In a Proof of Concept conducted in March and April 2011, together with University of Antwerp, they evaluated the possibilities of the Normalized Systems approach for building information systems. In 50 man days not only a system was built that would normally be built in 100-150 man days, also a major technology change had taken place (in week 2 Cocoon and EJB2 were replaced by Struts and EJB3) and changes in the (data) mod- els were instantly processed, even in the last week of development. With these results, Normalized Systems is considered a key enabler in rapid enterprise transformation. Moreover, because Normalized Systems makes it possible to have a continuous link from enterprise (process) modeling to software development and a short feedback loop from system develop- ment back to enterprise modeling, it is also considered a key enabler for agile enterprise engineering. This will also enable shortening the typical cycles of enterprise governance.Multi-Actor SystemsTechnology, Policy and Managemen