Keywords: Reengineering guidence.jpg Relationship of Mission and Work Processes to Information Technology Given this legislation a key assessment issue for evaluators is determining whether major agency investments in information technology will in fact support a redesigned business process The issues in this guide provide a framework for determining whether an agency is in fact engaged in reengineering a process As indicated in the figure work processes information needs and technology are interdependent When a reengineering project leads to new information requirements it may be necessary to acquire new technology to support those requirements It is important to bear in mind however that acquiring new information technology does not constitute reengineering Technology is an enabler of process reengineering not a substitute for it Acquiring technology in the belief that its mere presence will somehow lead to process innovation is a root cause of bad investments in information systems The Clinger-Cohen Act seeks to remedy this by insisting that process redesign drive the acquisition of information technology and not the other way around http //www gao gov/special pubs/bprag/bprag pdf Business Process Reengineering Assessment Guide 1997-05 United States General Accounting Office PD-USGov Business Process Reengineering Government Accountability Office |