| Almost every state department of transportation has embarked on a sort
of reengineering effort. The lack of coordination amongst these departments
has caused many wheels to be reinvented. Classifying reengineering efforts
is the first step in creating a quasi-concurrent collaboration that would
lead to more consistent processes. It will also optimize resources and
bring different backgrounds and expertise together. This paper presents
a framework for classifying efforts aiming at reengineering the process
of bridge design. The framework consists of three major classification
paradigms commonly investigated in reengineering efforts: effective process
architecture, partnering, and knowledge utilization. These paradigms are
categorized onto three main organizational dimensions: human, managerial
systems, and administrative system. |
