Concept Mapping and the Next Generation IT Paradigms

Abstract

The term “map” in “concept map” should be taken almost literally. The concept maps map the concepts and relationships. On top of that they may be used to establish a map from the business level concepts and relationships to the IT systems, where the concepts and relationships are represented. (If they are supported by IT applications, that is): This detailed level of cross-referencing is, in fact, part of an enterprise level effort to manage the information assets of the enterprise.