The complete redesign of a process, with an emphasis on finding creative new ways to accomplish an objective
A quality improvement tool used to question assumptions and radically redesign what people do and how they work
The process of rethinking and redesigning business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in productivity and quality
Examination and alteration of an application system to reconstitute it in a new form (renovation)
A term popularized by management consultant Michael Hammer, which refers to radically redesigning processes to improve efficiency and service
Coined by management guru Michael Hammer, it's a quality improvement tool: start from scratch, question assumptions, and radically redesign what people do and how they work
Reanalysis and radical redesign that is not bound by previous obsolete solutions (Contrast TQM -incremental improvement)
Reanalysis and radical redesign that is not bound by previous obsolete solutions (Contrast TQM - incremental improvement)
Historical definition: to create radically new processes at all levels Whereas quality programs produce gradual improvements over time, re-engineered efforts produce immediate, breakthrough changes in operations Current definition: mindlessly slashing the work force
Alteration of a design to increase the efficiency of employment of natural resources for human benefit
The modification of computer applications and related procedures in order to streamline processing
The name given to a movement to fundamentally change the organization and management of work Briefly, reengineering entails redesigning work around horizontal work processes rather than vertical, functional departments Its advocates claim dramatic improvements in service to customers, efficiency, and lower costs Reengineering can be accomplished only by transforming human resource management systems; that is, the ways in which employees are recruited, appraised, and compensated, and the ways in which jobs are defined and evaluated
(referred to as the FROST Project) Process of analyzing and modifying TRA work processes and supporting these reengineered processes with the effective use of technology TRA's reengineering strategy is to move the organization on an upward spiral of customer service, staff productivity and technology Business Process Reengineering consists of two phases: Phase 1 - reengineering the current work processes, implementing a document imaging system, completing the Contribution Reporting System and implementing a Customer Service (telephone) Center Phase 2 - implementing comprehensive data systems that will integrate multiple technologies including data management, imaging, work process tracking, automated workflow, Interactive Voice Response and Internet connectivity to support the business processes
Rethinking, reinventing, and redesigning one or more of an organization's business systems, such as accounts receivable, purchasing, or product development, and its related jobs
The radical redesign of business processes, organizational structures, management systems, and values of an organization to achieve breakthroughs in business performance
Automated tools that read program source code as input, perform an analysis of the program's data and logic, and then automatically, or interactively with a systems analyst, alter an existing system in an effort to improve its quality or performance (4) See also CASE
redesigning business processes, policies, procedures, and organizations to provide excellent service more efficiently Reengineering includes harnessing technology to our best advantage in changing the way we do business
The process of examining and altering an existing system to reconstitute it in a new form May include reverse engineering (analyzing a system and producing a representation at a higher level of abstraction, such as design from code), restructuring (transforming a system from one representation to another at the same level of abstraction), recommendation (analyzing a system and producing user and support documentation), forward engineering (using software products derived from an existing system, together with new requirements, to produce a new system), and translation (transforming source code from one language to another or from one version of a language to another)
the application of technology and management science to the modification of existing systems, organizations, processes and products in order to make them more effective, efficient and responsive
Currently popular corporate term used to describe the act of rethinking and restructuring the processes of a company before overhauling the computer systems within that company The lesson it seeks to teach is that if you don't go through this rethinking process, the result of the computer overhaul may just be the same mistakes and problems as before, but generated one hundred times faster
The most dramatic of all process overhauls, the reengineering process seeks to completely redesign an entire process or system, in order to achieve a breakthrough in their goals or performance Reengineering may be as simple as dismantling your reception area and installing an automated phone and voice mail system; or it may be as dramatic as a complete revision of your business plan Topic areas: Governance, Accountability and Evaluation
a fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of processes and systems (administrative and clinical) to achieve dramatic improvements in medical outcomes, cost, quality, capital, service, and speed
With regard to corporate management, using information technology principles to address the challenges posed by a global economy and to consolidate management of a rapidly expanding work force