ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces enterprise engineering as the discipline concerned with the design of enterprises. It provides an overview of what enterprise engineering entails and how enterprise engineering projects are initiated and managed. This chapter reviews the historical background, intellectual development, and industry trends that have led to a need for enterprise engineering. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
• Define enterprise engineering and explain why it can be considered a separate discipline. • Categorize enterprises according to their type. • Describe how enterprise engineering projects are conducted. • Discuss the intellectual developments that have contributed to modern thought on enterprise systems.
