Information Engineering and Architecture
Information Engineering and Architecture
Information Engineering and Architecture
Engineering and
Architecture
Information Systems
Architecture
A conceptual blueprint
or plan that expresses the
desired future structure
for the information
systems in an
organization.
Architecture example
Business Integrated
Operations CIM
data warehouse
Data Access
Customers EDI validation analysis and
& Suppliers and presentation
retention tools
An Information Systems
Architecture is developed
by IS planners following
a particular methodology
such as Information
Engineering.
Information Engineering
Data-oriented methodology
Uses top-down planning in which specific
information systems are deduced from a broad
understanding of organization’s information
needs, rather than relying on specific user
information requests
Offersperspective on relationship of information
systems to business objectives
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up