Previously, I categorized process asset repository as an enterprise class system. In here I will clarify the term “enterprise class” and justify the categorization of process asset repository system as enterprise class.

The common aspects of enterprise applications include the following:

• Enterprise applications are used by a large number of people with varied roles. Each role requires it’s own view of a common set of data. Moreover, these applications must meet strict scalability (number of concurrent users) and response time benchmarks. And they should be accessible from any of the organization’s client machine.

• Enterprise applications are mission critical and incorporate large amount of specialized business logic.

• Enterprise applications are data-centric and built on top of a logical (relational) model infrastructure. In most cases the underlying schemas are share across multiple application.

• Enterprise application deal with the organization’s proprietary and valuable assets—data and methods. Hence they require secure—password policies–role based access and data encryption. Moreover, these assets much be centrally managed on a robust infrastructure.

As I state in a white paper on this subject, the organization’s process asset repository system is used by a large number of users with distinct set of roles. It manages all of the organization’s processes, which are proprietary and valuable. And it plays a critical role in the quality and risk management of mission critical projects.

As a side conclusion, process asset repository system cannot be implemented as a desktop application nor a non-transactional website.

In the next post on the subject, I will try to provide you with a more definitive view of the above requirements. To do so, I intend to formulate a set of concrete control objects–based on the above requirements–for development of enterprise applications/solutions. By looking from the perspective of developing such applications, I hope that you will get a fresh insight into the nature of enterprise applications. Also, you may find—as I do—the concept of control objectives interesting.

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