BUSINESS PROCESS INTEROPERABILITY (BPI):
Business process interoperability (BPI) is a property referring to the ability of diverse business processes to work together, to so called "inter-operate".
It is a state that exists when a business process can meet a specific objective automatically utilizing essential human labor only. Typically, BPI is present when a process conforms to standards that enable it to achieve its objective regardless of ownership, location, make, version or design of the computer systems used.
BUSINESS PROCESS TESTING (BPT):
The testing of the full business process, from the start of a transaction (which might be a telephone call) through to the completion (which might be the receipt of payment for an invoice after goods have been shipped).
Testing the full business process ensures that the system is really going to work. There are many examples of excellent software systems being implemented, where the supporting processes don’t work and undermine the effectiveness of the software (for example, e-commerce sites work perfectly, but the delivery companies don’t deliver when expected and ruin the customer experience).
Where the implementation of the system requires a lot of interaction between the business and the system(s) then a dress rehearsal is highly recommended.
~SA
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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