Bsp Business System Planning

Business System Planning
Introduced by IBM

Business System Planning
1970s IBM initial works on BSP, it was previously for internal use only. 1981, IBM issued and made available to customers. Later, this method became an important tool for many organizations.

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Business System Planning
Business System Planning is a method for analyzing, defining and designing an informationarchitecture of an organization.
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Business System Planning

It is a very complex method dealing with data, processes, strategies, aims and organizational departments which are interconnected.

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Business System Planning
BSP brings new approach to design an information architecture and its goals are to:
understand the issues and opportunities with the current applications and technicalarchitecture develop a future state and migration path for the technology that supports the enterprise provide business executives with a direction and decision making framework for IT capital expenditures provide information system (IS) with a blueprint for development
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Business System Planning
The result of a BSP project is an actionable roadmap that aligns technology investments tobusiness strategy.

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BSP Steps
BSP procedure contains 15 steps which are classified into 3 main sections according to their functions.
1. Preparation 2. Analytical 3. Final

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BSP Steps
1 Preparation 1.1 Obtain authorization for the study 1.2 Study preparation 1.3 Study beginning

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BSP Steps
2 Analytical 2.1 Define the business strategy 2.2 Define the business processes 2.3Define the data classes 2.4 Analyse current information support 2.5 Discuss the analysis results with management 2.6 Issue the analysis results
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BSP Steps
3 Final 3.1 Define the information architecture 3.2 Establish priorities for IS development 3.3 Verify the impact of study to IS managing 3.4 Next procedure proposal 3.5 Results presentation 3.6 Next procedure
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1.Preparation 1.Obtain authorization for the study
The very first step of BSP is to obtain authorization for the study from management or a department interested in this study. There is no use to proceed in the study without this document. There is number of roles which have to agree on purpose and range of the study.
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1.Preparation 1. Obtain authorization for the study
The roles are following:
Managementmember (Director)
 operates as a sponsor or a team leader  Verifies, approves final results of the study

Sponsor
 provides with the financial support for the study

Team leader
 chooses and leads the team members (4-7 prsns)  coordinates activities  guarantees early documentation  has 8 weeks to carry out the study (usually more)  presents final results to the management

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The roles are following:
Team member
 is usually a leader of certain organization department  analyses and determines information needs of organization  recommends future content of IS  presents final results to the management

Secretary
 guarantees documentation of the study  is also an assistant of the team leader
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The team leader is responsible for this part and its goal is to: set time plan get all the necessary documents choose managers for interview ensure meeting and interview space inform team members about:
 fundamental functions of the organization  data processing level of the organization 14

1.Preparation 2. Study Preparation
Final product of this step: ALeading study book The book contains:
 all the necessary information mentioned above,  concrete study schedule, documents relating to IT, diagrams, etc.

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1.Preparation 3. Study Beginning
It’s Initiated with a Kick-off meeting where:
sponsor presents
 the main purpose of the study  expected results of the study

team leader presents
 results of previous part  plan of the...