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Creating a Fit Between BPR and IT Infrastructure: A Proposed Framework for Effective Implementation

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As business imperatives change and new high-capability information technologies (IT) appear, organizations recognize the need to remain at the forefront of change by reengineering their business processes and implementing enabling responsive IT infrastructures. However, experience in this context indicates a lack of comprehension of essential elements and their mutual relationships that can contribute to the success of business-process change-implementation efforts. This article proposes a framework for managing IT for effective business-process redesign (BPR) implementation. After establishing BPR principles, components, and the relationship of BPR to some organizational and technological approaches, it presents the role and benefits of IT in BPR. The article then discusses in detail the core elements of the framework. Its theme is that an IT infrastructure that covers issues of BPR strategy development, IT strategic alignment, IT infrastructure development, IT sourcing, legacy systems reengineering, IS integration, and IS function competence is essential and critical for effective implementation.

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Al-Mashari, M., Zairi, M. Creating a Fit Between BPR and IT Infrastructure: A Proposed Framework for Effective Implementation. International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems 12, 253–274 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008170015552

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