Challenges and Solutions in Planning Information Systems for Networked Value Constellations

Now-a-days businesses often decide to form networked value constellations in order to satisfy complex customer needs. To fulfill the value-based requirements of an e-Business idea and to realize the coordination of such a multi-actor network an adequate underlying information systems architecture has to be conceptualized. This paper discusses the applicability of classical information system planning approaches, such as Information Engineering to cross-organizational settings expressed through value-based requirements. On the basis of this analysis several requirements for the enhancement and adaptation of Information Engineering-like methodologies for e-Business ideas are defined for the purpose of enabling alignment between a value-based business context and the information systems architecture in a networked environment.