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why is
language
IMPORTANT
to
information technologists?
back in
we understood…
As Management Requested it
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Produced bythe Programmers
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Produced bythe Programmers
As Installed
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Produced bythe Programmers
As Installed What the User Wanted
and now
and
W W W
Web
1.0
Web
2.0
Web
3.0
Complicatethings
what’s worse
we didn’t fix
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Produced bythe Programmers
As Installed What the User Wanted
back in
so we need a language
that is
SIMPLE
and focuses on
business
people
and things that happen
Sophisticatedbut is
enough…
to help us discuss
Web
1.0
Web
2.0
Web
3.0
and fix
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Produced bythe Programmers
As Installed What the User Wanted
Introducing…
VPEC-T
VPEC-T(vee-peck-tee)
a language
for describing
Information Systems
using only
FIVE words…
VALUES
POLICIES
EVENTS
CONTENT
TRUST
Values
Policies
Events
Content
Trust
VPEC-T links business & IT
by focusing on
outcomes and adoption
NOT
technology
NOR
processes & functions
VPEC-T is
a framework
for understanding
what’s wanted
what’s not wanted
what needs to change
and what will be
adopted
So…
VPEC-T is a common language
that focuses on
business
people
and things that happen
Sophisticatedbut is
enough…
to help us discuss
Web
1.0
Web
2.0
Web
3.0
and fix
As Management Requested it
As Specified in the Project Request
As Designed by the Senior Analyst
As Produced bythe Programmers
As Installed What the User Wanted
which prevents
important
TensionsIssues
Ideas
NeedsConcerns
from being…
lost in translation.
Find out more…
www.lithandbook.com
By building a common language, shared understanding of the information system between the different stakeholders, the authors argue that many of the frustrations felt around IT can be overcome, to the benefit of the economy and the wider society.
IT and Business: Which do you speak?
A handbook for Information Systems in the 21st Century
