But my question remains is whether process is anything other than an implementation option.
Steve On 16/01/2008, Sebastian Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <jones.steveg%40gmail.com>> [080116 > 19:06]: > > Why is business process a distinct layer that sits "above" Services? The > > concept this conveys is that BP is some how the "top" element in a > business > > and that BPs do not need any form of containment (which is what services > > provide). I'd argue that in any business the processes are always > contained > > and that it is that containment which is more important to the operation > of > > the business than the processes themselves. > > Maybe if you flip the figure by 90° it makes sense. I think the author's > intention was more on some kind of classification schema and not so much > on > the relationship between the different classes. > > Sebastian > -- > http://sebstein.hpfsc.de/ > >
