Business Genetics: Understanding 21st Century Corporations Using Xbml

"The results are remarkable. They can get a complete, unambiguous representation of business activities using a simple methodology that business people take to." - Bill Rosser, Distinguished Analyst, Gartner

"xBML has helped enable Wachovia's IT Division to move toward a high performing, top quartile, service provider. All corporate initiatives should be driven by a consistent description of the business that xBML provides." - Amy Nichols, SVP, Wachovia

"The missing language to bridge the perennial chasm between the business and IT. Utilizing xBML allowed IT and the business that xBML provides." - Pete Fischer, Corporate Express

"The level of detail it captures and illustrates is commendable. I was also impressed by xBML's ability to obtain a thorough understanding of a large volume of complex material." - Kathy Budrawich, Pitney Bowes

"In an IT organization of some 170 people, the ability of xBML to move quickly to a solution has been the major advantage for us. We no longer start with a room full of expensive people and a blank white board." - Rick Malinowski, Dept. of Personnel and Administration, State of Colorado

"A unique methodology that combines project management, process improvement and business operations concepts and presents a graphical representation which is easy to understand. xBML models make sense and can be used to take your business to the next level." - Chris Lewis, Director, Qwest Communications

A revolutionary way to describe business, xBML (extended Business Modelling Language) is an intuitive graphical language that unlocks the DNA of a corporation using a system of diagrams based on five Ws (Who; What; Which; Where; When). xBML gives companies an complete and accurate map of their enterprise, that can then be re-used repeatedly to describe, plan and create improvement.

It's time to throw out the flow charts. xBML breaks down the silos of an enterprise and provides the means for clear, concise communication between all members of the organization. Tyler and Baker provide a complete guide to xBML, and to why unlocking an organization's "Business Genetics" will lead to quantifiable business improvement.