Hi, comments inline. 2009/12/16 Michael Poulin <[email protected]>
> > > Hitoshi, > > I have a few questions and disagreements with the presented material. > > 1) << Different definition of “reusability” - Change by design /by > deviation - Change by under specification>> - What is meant by reusability > in this context and why it is in quotes? What change you associate with > reusability of what? > > It's in quotes because people use "reusability" in different ways. I've listed them. > 2) << Definition: Flexibility of a business process is the ability to > change a section of a > process with minimum impact and minimum effort. >> - to me it is a > nonsense. Business process differs from another business process by the > process business logic (goals, results and inputs/outcomes may be the same > for different processes). Thus, talking about “flexibility of a business > process” is the same thing as talking about the flexibility of the process' > business logic. However, flexibility is an ability to change in response to > the external factor/demand, correct? That is, if I change the process' > business logic, I receive – a new process. > > The only one element that can be changed in the process is the interface(s) > between the process itself and the providers of the process' > activities/actions. What these providers are is immaterial because the > process depends only on the provided results, not on the particular > providers. > > > This is also a technical difference in definition of the terms and not in the context. Will reply to your other comments tonight. :-) Cheers, H.Ozawa
