Business Process Reengineering and Software Systems Strategy

Business process reengineering has become a viable way of implementing lean structures. Since information systems are corner stones in supporting the redesign of business processes, there is a need for analysis of the existing software asset's possible role: Can legacy software systems support business process redesign? How do standard software packages fit into the picture? This paper intents to convey an integral view, based on both strategic needs, as well as on technological needs at the operational level. Software Reengineering activity aims at using existing corporate resources in a most economic way, i.e. reusing application knowledge to a maximum extent, while Software Engineering approaches concentrate on handling software development according to end user requirements within a given amount of time and cost....