CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps™
Modulant's CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps™ ensure the integrity of business information by providing a visual, accurate, and consistent definition of how information CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps™
are a specific type of map
for ensuring business
information integrity.managed by the business is used to support a business objective. CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps™ are the results of applying a methodology to the discovery and capture of data, relationships and constraints within the scope of a given business process. By using this methodology, Modulant identifies voids and inconsistencies in the definition and use of information within business processes. These can be reviewed for accuracy and resolution.
If you think of geographical maps, they are an excellent way to share information between people and systems that have never had the knowledge prior. For instance if I have never been to Denver, I could pickup a map and go from the airport to my hotel with little problem. The map is a mechanism for transferring knowledge. Roads, interstates, airports, and landmarks are defined by a series of symbols that represent these different concepts. An airplane symbol is a standard symbol for an airport. CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps help us take information environments that are distributed and complex and create a mechanism for sharing information about the environment. With a map, individual knowledge of "how it works" can now be shared by the group. By collecting this information it is possible to automate previously manual processes.
CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps™ are a specific type of map for ensuring business information integrity. The map includes symbols; a diamond is a relationship between different levels. The map also has to establish a context. This is accomplished by defining a business requirement, a main activity, and a purpose as defined in the methodology. A business map has certain rules that must be followed as well. Lack of a relationship can clearly be seen on the map through the use of a particular symbol. CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps just like geographical maps can come in many different formats and each can provide information in a different manner.
CONTEXTIA™ Business Maps like regular maps can be shared between different individuals and organizations. The maps can provide a shared knowledge of "how the business works". By having this shared knowledge, your organization becomes less dependent on subject-matter-experts and more collaborative and sharing environment. This makes you more agile and adaptive to new capabilities while ensuring the business process performance you need.
