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A Comparison to Gray's Anatomy -
A Reference Model of the Human Body
Reference
Models represent a complex structure of interdependent elements whose
relations and properties serve a common purpose. Gray's Anatomy, for
example, is a well-known Reference Model used by medical practitioners
to identify and understand the nature of relationships in the human
body. It depicts the components, which make up the human organism,
and how they functionally relate to one another. Please note that
these functional relationships can be expressed as services provided
to one another. The heart, for example, circulates blood throughout
the body. It delivers oxygenated blood into the arteries and supplies
it to all tissues and organs.
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In
commerce, Industry-specific Reference Models provide an in-depth understanding
of the Enterprise's architecture and the synergistic relationships
among functions.
Much
like the human organism!
The
insight from Gray's Anatomy provides these practitioners with the
fundamental understanding to identify underlying opportunities and
problems, not just the obvious symptoms; moving the patient from
(1) Baseline - where he/she is today to (2) Target - where he/she
wants to be, via (3) Migration - a treatment plan, in an optimal
manner.
For example, with a competitive runner, the fundamental insight from Gray's Anatomy (how the body works) is used to develop the optimal plan to reach his or her target.
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Proact's Industry-specific Reference Models
Similarly, Proact's Industry-specific Reference Models provide companies with the fundamental insight required to develop and implement optimal migration strategies. They provide the fundamental knowledge about the characteristic properties and relational linkage of each element in the business, operations, systems, and technology layers. This insight provides architects with the understanding to correct any flaws associated with the starting baseline state, prior to the development of the target architecture. In addition, Proact has proven that the use of its reference models accelerates the implementation of a migration strategy by 6 to 12 months.
For a business, the Reference Model architecture is used to develop the optimal plan to reach the target.
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