Aligning business and IT with metadata : the financial services way
Financial services institutions like international banks and insurance companies frequently need to adapt to changes in their environments, yet manage risk and ensure regulatory compliance. The author Hans Wegener reveals how metadata can be used to achieve a successful and technological evolution. This unique approach is divided into three parts to:.:.; Explain how metadata can be used to increase an organization's ability to adopt changes.; Outline the peculiarities of financial corporations and how they affect value creation and solution design.; Present the practical side of effectively ma
1 online resource (xviii, 279 pages) : illustrations
9780470510582, 9781281032034, 0470510587, 1281032034
180990077
Aligning Business and IT with Metadata; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Why this book?; 1.2. Change, risk, and compliance; 1.3. Objectives; 1.4. Scope; 1.5. Who should read this book?; 1.6. Contents and organization; Part I: Changing the Way You Change; 2. The Role of Metadata in Supporting Change; 3. Aligning Business and IT: the Role of Metadata, Strategy, and Architecture; Part II: The Value Proposition; 4. Improving Performance; 5. Managing Risk; 6. Ensuring Compliance; Part III: Practical Problems and their Resolution; 7. Evolution: A Practical Guide