3DVE
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3DVE or 3D-VE was created by Unisys
to provide visibility within existing enterprise
organizations into how proposed changes will affect their business operations. This is done by constructing one or more models (often called "blueprints" within 3D-VE) to represent various aspects of the organization, which will allow users to perform "what-if" type analysis to determine dependencies and side effects of various changes. These models are built using a collection of design and analysis tools, such as Rational Software
, Proforma, and Cost Xpert, along with software internally developed by Unisys to interface these COTS
software packages and provide additional modeling capabilities.
Within 3D-VE, an organization is partitioned into a series of layers:
By modeling any one of these layers, the various components of that layer can be represented, along with relationships between other components. By modeling adjacent layers, the user is then able to determine the relationships between components of different layers. Once the relationships between components has been identified, the user is able to determine what components might be affected when any components are changed, namely those components that interface with the changed component(s).
3D-VE has been used to determine possible consequences of outsourcing portions of the organization, or replacing proprietary software components with open source
components.
In July 2007, Unisys received a court ruling requiring that it discontinue the use of the name 3D Visible Enterprise. In response, Unisys now refers to this methodology as the "Unisys 3D Blueprinting Approach".
Unisys
Unisys Corporation , headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States, and incorporated in Delaware, is a long established business whose core products now involves computing and networking.-History:...
to provide visibility within existing enterprise
Enterprise architecture
An enterprise architecture is a rigorous description of the structure of an enterprise, which comprises enterprise components , the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them...
organizations into how proposed changes will affect their business operations. This is done by constructing one or more models (often called "blueprints" within 3D-VE) to represent various aspects of the organization, which will allow users to perform "what-if" type analysis to determine dependencies and side effects of various changes. These models are built using a collection of design and analysis tools, such as Rational Software
Rational Software
Rational Machines was founded by Paul Levy and Mike Devlin in 1981 to provide tools to expand the use of modern software engineering practices, particularly explicit modular architecture and iterative development...
, Proforma, and Cost Xpert, along with software internally developed by Unisys to interface these COTS
Commercial off-the-shelf
In the United States, Commercially available Off-The-Shelf is a Federal Acquisition Regulation term defining a nondevelopmental item of supply that is both commercial and sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace, and that can be procured or utilized under government contract...
software packages and provide additional modeling capabilities.
Within 3D-VE, an organization is partitioned into a series of layers:
- Layer 1: Executive Vision
- Layer 2: Business Process
- Layer 3: Software Applications
- Layer 4: Infrastructure
By modeling any one of these layers, the various components of that layer can be represented, along with relationships between other components. By modeling adjacent layers, the user is then able to determine the relationships between components of different layers. Once the relationships between components has been identified, the user is able to determine what components might be affected when any components are changed, namely those components that interface with the changed component(s).
3D-VE has been used to determine possible consequences of outsourcing portions of the organization, or replacing proprietary software components with open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
components.
In July 2007, Unisys received a court ruling requiring that it discontinue the use of the name 3D Visible Enterprise. In response, Unisys now refers to this methodology as the "Unisys 3D Blueprinting Approach".
See also
- Software Design PatternsDesign pattern (computer science)In software engineering, a design pattern is a general reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design. A design pattern is not a finished design that can be transformed directly into code. It is a description or template for how to solve a problem that...
- Unified Modeling LanguageUnified Modeling LanguageUnified Modeling Language is a standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of object-oriented software engineering. The standard is managed, and was created, by the Object Management Group...
(UML) - Rational SoftwareRational SoftwareRational Machines was founded by Paul Levy and Mike Devlin in 1981 to provide tools to expand the use of modern software engineering practices, particularly explicit modular architecture and iterative development...
- Proforma
- Business modelBusiness modelA business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value...