A domain framework for representation of web system impacts

Abstract

In web systems development, the business environment, processes and the related Web systems are interdependent. The business domain not only drives the identification of system needs, but the business is fundamentally changed by the introduction or evolution of the system. This results in Web systems that are highly volatile with complex inter-dependencies with the business domain. In this paper we describe a framework which allows us to describe and structure these interdependencies, particularly focusing on the concept of mutual constitution. The result is a consistent terminology and a basis for more effective reasoning about the business consequences of introducing and changing Web systems. © Springer-Verlag 2004.