Results of the Enterprise Project

Abstract

In this paper we present the results of the Enterprise project which was concerned with developing a tool set for enterprise modelling. Our approach concentrates on integration, communication, flexibility, and support. We describe the Enterprise Tool Set which uses executable process models to help users to perform their tasks. The Tool Set is implemented using an agent-based architecture to integrate off-the-shelf tools in a plug-and-play style. To ensure effective interchange of information and knowledge between different users, tasks and systems, we developed the Enterprise Ontology which defines terms used in organisations. The project has been successful and valuable insights have been gained and made available. At AIAI, at the University of Edinburgh, we are interested in pursuing intelligent task management, ontologies, and enterprise modelling beyond the end of the project.