The goal of the Cornerstone initiative, begun in the 1990s, was to develop a principles-based architecture linking technology to business needs as the foundation for a new generation of administrative information systems. The Cornerstone framework continues to provide direction for administrative information systems and technology at Penn.
The Cornerstone Framework
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Principles - Penn's
basic beliefs about the use of information technology to achieve
University goals. Dealing with data, applications, infrastructure, and organization, the principles serve as guides to action and a mechanism for clarifying and resolving conflicts.
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Business Reengineering - analysis of administrative processes for cost-effectiveness and responsiveness, across organizational boundaries.
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Architectures - based on the principles, these provide a structured framework for administrative information technology decisions. The architectures are living documents, reevaluated and maintained as part of the planning process.
- Information Architecture - categories of data the University needs to do its business, the activities that use the data, and the interactions amond data and activities.
- Business Systems Architecture - the comprehensive set of business applications and data stores that are implied by the information architecture.
- Technical Architecture.
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Standards - these give flesh to the principles and architectures.
Background Information
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