Writers' First Review Draft:    (2V9Z)

Term    (2W09)

Information Value Chain Model    (2W0A)

Origin/Source for Inclusion of the Term    (2W0B)

OMB Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework Version 1.5    (2W0C)

OMB Context Definition    (2W0D)

Reference/URL OMB Context Definition    (2W0E)

Business Definition    (2W0F)

A set of artifacts within the EA describing how the enterprise converts its data into useful information.    (2W0G)

Reviewer Comment: Please simplify and revise. A non IT person will not understand this definition. Do use the word artifacts as part of the business definition.    (2W0H)

Reference/URL for Business Definition    (2W0I)

The White House Homepage on-line. Office of Management and Budget, Information Policy, IT & E-gov, Documents; http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/OMB_Enterprise_Architecture_Assessment_v1.5_FINAL.pdf ; Appendix A & B; Internet; Accessed 29 June 2005.    (2W0J)

Technical Definition    (2W0K)

For the purpose of OMB Enterprise Architecture assessments dealing with the results orientation of an Enterprise Architecture (EA), no further technical specificity is required.    (2W0L)

Reference/URL Technical Definition    (2W0M)

The White House Homepage on-line. Office of Management and Budget, Information Policy, IT & E-gov, Documents; http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/OMB_Enterprise_Architecture_Assessment_v1.5_FINAL.pdf ; Appendix A & B; Internet; Accessed 29 June 2005.    (2W0N)

Context Definition 1    (2W0O)

The broader use of this term outside of the OMB Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework is the more generic definition associated with Porter's work on Value Chain Analysis (Porter, Michael E., Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance, 1980). Value Chain: The set of activities an organization performs to create and distribute its goods and services, including direct activities, such as procurement and production, and indirect activities, such as human resources and finance (an organization is split into 'primary activities' and 'support activities.') Value chain analysis is a systematic approach to examining the development of competitive advantage which is achieved when an organization links the activities in its value chain more cheaply or more expertly than do its competitors. The chain consists of a series of activities that create and build value. They culminate in the total value delivered by an organization. The 'margin' depicted in Porter's value chain diagram is the same as added value.    (2W0P)

Reference/URL Context Definition 1    (2W0Q)

From Marketing Teacher. Home Page online. Available from http://www.marketingteacher.com/Lessons/lesson_value_chain.htm ; Internet, Accessed 30 June 2005.    (2W0R)

Context Definition 2    (2W0S)

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Context Definition 3    (2W0U)

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See Also Related Terms    (2W0W)