About CATWOE(Information System Analysis)

1. By:Bharat Kunwar
Batch”11”

2. CATWOE was defined by Peter Checkland as a
part of his Soft Systems Methodology (SSM).
 It is a simple checklist for thinking and one of
the generic techniques that Business Analyst
use to identify.

3. C = Customers/Clients
A = Actors/Agents
T = Transformations
W = World view
O = Owners
E = Environment

4.  Customers/Clients: Customers of the system
 Actors: People who carry out activities in the
System
 Transformation: The changes that take place
because of the system
 World View: The World View or accepted
assumption of the system
 Owner: those that the system is unanswerable to
 Environment: The External influences on the
system

5. Clients: Students
Actors: Librarians
Transformation: Access to copies of relevant
extracts from articles and books to assist in
studies
Worldview: Centre for learning with up to date
student Support from library services
Owners: Librarians
Environment: Licensing Agencies, Copyright
Laws

6. >>If You Want to Know More About
CATWOE then Go to:
Reference:
 CATWOE|http://bpmgeek.com/blog/what-catwoe-
analysis| Accessed: Feb 23,2015
 CATWOE|http://www.mycoted.com/CATWOE|
Accessed: Feb 23,2015
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