Internet enterprise engineering. A "zero-time" framework based on "T-strategy"

The Electronic Enterprise Engineering (EEE) is the collective best practices for the technology-driven architecting of enterprises to directly achieve enterprise objectives (M. Tanik; P. Ng; R. T. Yeh, 1998). Two important aspects of engineering enterprises are the time-to-market and the positioning of the enterprise in the market based on its core competency (R. T. Yeh; K. Pearlson; G. Kozmetsky, 2000). In addition, agile organizations should utilize a service-based process model (C.V. Ramamoorthy, 2000), which allows them to adapt in a timely manner to changing market conditions. This can be achieved by using a component-based enterprise application integration approach (L. Jololian, 2000). In this paper, the authors present a framework for the development of a particular application of the EEE concepts to the Engineering of Internet enterprises, referred to as Internet Enterprise Engineering (IEE). They believe that enterprises in the 21st Century will have to adopt such a model in order to be competitive in the market place.