Achieving enterprise success necessitates addressing enterprises in ways thatmatch the complexity and dynamics of the modern enterprise environment.However sinc... » 

Achieving enterprise success necessitates addressing enterprises in ways thatmatch the complexity and dynamics of the modern enterprise environment.However since the majority of enterprise strategic initiatives appear to fail among which those regarding information technology the currently oftenpracticed approaches to strategy development and implementation seem more anobstacle than an enabler for strategic enterprise success. Two themes underpinthe fundamentally different views outlined in this book. First the competencebased perspective on governance whereby employees are viewed as the crucialcore for effectively addressing the complex dynamic and uncertain enterprisereality as well as for successfully defining and operationalizing strategicchoices. Second enterprise engineering as the formal conceptual framework andmethodology for arranging a unified and integrated enterprise design which isa necessary condition for enterprise success. Jan Hoogervorsts presentationwhich is based on both research and his professional background at Sogeti B.V.aims at professionals in management and consulting as well as students inmanagement science and business information systems. TOCPart I BasicConcepts. 1 Introduction 2 Mechanistic and Organismic Perspectives onGovernance 3 Enterprise Essentials 4 System Thinking. Part IIGovernance Themes 5 Corporate Governance 6 IT Governance 7 EnterpriseGovernance 8 The Praxis Illustrated. «