OBASHI model: analysis of IT dependencies

The most important thing in brief:

• Clear visualization of dependencies: The OBASHI model provides a structured method to visually represent business processes and IT infrastructures and to show dependencies between systems, applications and business processes in an easily understandable way.
• Optimization potential and risk minimization: With OBASHI, companies can quickly identify weak points and inefficient use of resources, which contributes to improving IT processes and minimizing failure risks.
• Efficient IT documentation with Docusnap: Docusnap visualizes the core components of the OBASHI model as segments and shows dependencies between them in order to create a transparent and optimized IT landscape.

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The OBASHI model is a modern method for visually analyzing and optimizing business processes and IT infrastructures in companies. It was developed to show how data flows through a company and how business processes and technologies are linked together. OBASHI stands for the terms Ownership, Business Process, Application, System, Hardware and Infrastructure. These six levels are divided into an OBASHI chart visually presented to analyze dependencies and identify optimization potential.

What is the OBASHI model?

The OBASHI model provides a clear and structured way to understand how business elements and technologies work together. It visualizes the relationships between various components within an organization, such as applications, systems, hardware, and the underlying infrastructure. This diagram helps to efficiently manage business data flows and identify potential weak points or bottlenecks.

Key components of the OBASHI model:

1. Ownership — Who owns or is responsible for specific resources or processes?
2. Business Process — Which business processes are supported?
3. Application — Which applications are in use?
4. System — Which systems do these applications run on?
5. Hardware — What hardware is required to operate the systems?
6. Infrastructure — What infrastructure is necessary for all components to function?

These components are used in an OBASHI chart , which provides a quick overview of the interactions between business processes and IT systems.

Benefits of the OBASHI model

1. Improved transparency: The visual presentation in the OBASHI diagram gives companies a clear overview of how their business processes and IT resources are linked together. This makes it easier to identify weak points and bottlenecks.
2. Identify optimization potential: With OBASHI, companies can quickly identify which applications or systems play a key role in business processes and where optimization is possible.
3. Minimize risks: The clear dependencies between systems and business processes make it possible to better assess and reduce potential risks.
4. Efficient use of resources: The model shows which resources are underused or overused, which leads to the optimization of resource use.
5. Communication and collaboration: The visual presentation promotes understanding and collaboration between IT and business teams as it provides a common language and point of view.

Using the OBASHI model with Docusnap

The Docusnap software offers an effective way of applying the OBASHI model in practice. Docusnap is a leading tool that is used for IT documentation and analysis and helps companies to present their IT infrastructures transparently and clearly.

Docusnap allows you to define the core components of the OBASHI model as segments and visualize their dependencies. You can visualize the business processes, applications, systems and infrastructure in a Docusnap diagram and thus map the entire IT landscape of a company.

This is how OBASHI works with Docusnap:

1. IT infrastructure segmentation: In Docusnap, you can define business processes, applications, systems, hardware, and underlying infrastructure as segments. This corresponds to the six core components of the OBASHI model.
2. Visual dependencies: The dependencies between segments are clearly presented by Docusnap, which helps to identify critical paths and risks in the infrastructure.
3. Data flow analysis: With Docusnap, you can visualize data flows between different systems and processes. This helps you identify bottlenecks and make potential improvements.
4. Documentation and reports: Docusnap not only provides a visual presentation of the IT landscape, but also creates detailed reports on the dependencies and status of the IT infrastructure. This gives you all the information you need to manage or plan IT projects.

Practical examples of using the OBASHI model

1. Cloud migration: When migrating IT systems to the cloud, the OBASHI model can help to visualize all dependencies between applications, systems, and the underlying infrastructure. This makes it easier to plan and execute the migration, as potential risks can be identified and minimized at an early stage.
2. Risk management: A company uses the OBASHI diagram to analyze the dependencies of its critical business processes. In this way, it can identify which applications and systems can fail without jeopardizing business operations and which redundant solutions should be implemented to minimize downtime.
3. Merger of companies: When merging or acquiring companies, it is crucial to integrate IT infrastructures. With the OBASHI model and Docusnap, companies can quickly gain an overview of how IT systems and business processes must be linked together to ensure smooth integration.

Conclusion

The OBASHI model offers a powerful method to visualize and optimize the complex relationships between business processes and IT systems. Especially in combination with Docusnap, it can significantly improve IT documentation and analysis by making dependencies visible and thus increasing efficiency and transparency. Companies that want to better understand and optimize their IT landscape will find an unbeatable duo in OBASHI and Docusnap.

Find out more about the OBASHI model on the official website or discover the possibilities of Docusnap on the Docusnap website.

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