A must-have book for systems analysts, architects and managers interested in enhancing successful communication in their organisation. Provides detailed examples of how to understand and implement ‘fundamental modeling concepts’ for IT-systems communication Provides an already successfully implemented model that has been used at: Siemens, Alcatel, SAP and others Benefits from extensive theoretical and practical research Provides guidelines on how ‘fundamental modeling concepts’ can be used to support UML, OO, MDA and Architectural Patterns