Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments This book is more a compendium of other people's work than it is an original work itself. Some of the people quoted have personally been very helpful in assembling these materials. Foremost among these is John Zachman himself, developer of the original Architecture Framework. I appreciate his being willing to discuss the issues I have with some of his names . This also includes Terry Halpin, Mr. Object Role Modeling, Clarence Feldmann, the authority on IDEF0, John Sharp, who developed the clever method for validating data models described in Chapter 4, John Hall, one of the original authorities on entity life histories, and the Queen of Business Rules, Barbara von Halle. Please be aware, however, that any errors remaining in this book are mine and not theirs. I am also grateful to Edwin Landale, who reviewed the entire book in detail. He and I agree on many things, which made it particularly useful when he observed , uh, shortcomings. Mark Gorman and Pauline Hannemann also reviewed the entire book in detail and made helpful suggestions. Beau Cain graciously spent time reviewing the language for clarity. Spencer Roberts and Scott Ambler helped me address the object-oriented arena. We don't agree on many things, which was also extremely useful in forcing me to be rigorous in my thinking. [1]
The Business Rules Group has, over the years , helped me come to grips with corporate motivation and business rules. In addition, Keri Anderson-Healy, Michael Eulenberg, and Dennis Strunk from that group graciously read and commented on various chapters. My thanks to the people at Aera Energy of Bakersfield, California, for their contributions to the specifics of the project plan in Chapter 3. This is a company that is actually doing things right: They conducted a complete Enterprise Architecture Strategy, followed by a carefully laid out set of specific requirements analysis projects. They understand the techniques being employed and have been enthusiastic in employing them. Other people who reviewed various parts of the book include Mike Lynott, Anne Marie Smith, Paul Dorsey, Lwange Yonke, Edwin Landale, Marc Danziger, Cheri Howe, Scott Warren, Bob Schmidt, Diane Blaum, Kathi Bean, Roger Gough, and Alan Nitikman. Thanks to Greg Doench, Donna Cullen-Dolce, and Bob Lentz of Prentice Hall for shepherding the process of getting this book published. My mother, Henrietta Hay, in her eighties, still writes a weekly column for the Grand Junction, Colorado Daily Sentinel . She's a liberal in a conservative town and she takes great delight in stirring things up. Early in my life, she taught me the importance of discipline and clarity in writing, and her lessons have been with me to this day. Thanks, Mom! (Oh, and she did work for the Mesa County Public Library for many yearsthe source of the fictional Dinosaur Public Library that appears in many of the examples in this book.) And thanks of course to my dear wife, Jolanta, for her supportand for her editing. Thanks too to my children, Pamela and Bob, for their ongoing contributions to my education. Special thanks go to Bob for being the toughest editor of all. For some reason, he didn't find it at all difficult to be critical of his father's writingand I am proud of the results. David C. Hay |
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