@article{CzarneckiSpiliopoulou2012,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Spiliopoulou, Myra},
  title     = {A holistic framework for the implementation of a next generation network},
  series = {International Journal of Business Information Systems},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {International Journal of Business Information Systems},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Inderscience Enterprises},
  address   = {Olney, Bucks},
  issn      = {1746-0972},
  doi       = {10.1504/IJBIS.2012.046291},
  pages     = {385 -- 401},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {As the potential of a next generation network (NGN) is recognised, telecommunication companies consider switching to it. Although the implementation of an NGN seems to be merely a modification of the network infrastructure, it may trigger or require changes in the whole company, because it builds upon the separation between service and transport, a flexible bundling of services to products and the streamlining of the IT infrastructure. We propose a holistic framework, structured into the layers 'strategy', 'processes' and 'information systems' and incorporate into each layer all concepts necessary for the implementation of an NGN, as well as the alignment of these concepts. As a first proof-of-concept for our framework we have performed a case study on the introduction of NGN in a large telecommunication company; we show that our framework captures all topics that are affected by an NGN implementation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{CzarneckiWinkelmannSpiliopoulou2011,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Winkelmann, Axel and Spiliopoulou, Myra},
  title     = {Making business systems in the telecommunication industry more customer-oriented},
  series = {Information Systems Development : Business Systems and Services: Modeling and Development},
  booktitle = {Information Systems Development : Business Systems and Services: Modeling and Development},
  editor    = {Pokorny, Jaroslav and Repa, Vaclav and Richta, Karel and Wojtkowski, Wita and Linger, Henry and Barry, Chris and Lang, Michael},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {New York},
  isbn      = {978-1-4419-9645-9 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-1-4419-9790-6_14},
  pages     = {169 -- 180},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Market changes have forced telecommunication companies to transform their business. Increased competition, short innovation cycles, changed usage patterns, increased customer expectations and cost reduction are the main drivers. Our objective is to analyze to what extend transformation projects have improved the orientation towards the end-customers. Therefore, we selected 38 real-life case studies that are dealing with customer orientation. Our analysis is based on a telecommunication-specific framework that aligns strategy, business processes and information systems. The result of our analysis shows the following: transformation projects that aim to improve the customer orientation are combined with clear goals on costs and revenue of the enterprise. These projects are usually directly linked to the customer touch points, but also to the development and provisioning of products. Furthermore, the analysis shows that customer orientation is not the sole trigger for transformation. There is no one-fits-all solution; rather, improved customer orientation needs aligned changes of business processes as well as information systems related to different parts of the company.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{CzarneckiHeuserSpiliopoulou2009,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Heuser, Marcus and Spiliopoulou, Myra},
  title     = {How does the implementation of a next generation network influence a telecommunication company?},
  series = {European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems},
  booktitle = {European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems},
  editor    = {Irani, Zahir},
  publisher = {Brunel University},
  address   = {London},
  isbn      = {9781902316697},
  pages     = {1 -- 11},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {As the potential of a Next Generation Network (NGN) is recognized, telecommunication companies consider switching to it. Although the implementation of an NGN seems to be merely a modification of the network infrastructure, it may trigger or require changes in the whole company and even influence the company strategy. To capture the effects of NGN we propose a framework based on concepts of business engineering and technical recommendations for the introduction of NGN technology. The specific design of solutions for the layers "Strategy", "Processes" and "Information Systems" as well as their interdependencies are an essential characteristic of the developed framework. We have per-formed a case study on NGN implementation and observed that all layers captured by our framework are influenced by the introduction of an NGN.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{CzarneckiWinkelmannSpiliopoulou2010,
  author    = {Czarnecki, Christian and Winkelmann, Axel and Spiliopoulou, Myra},
  title     = {Services in electronic telecommunication markets: a framework for planning the virtualization of processes},
  series = {Electronic Markets},
  volume    = {20},
  journal   = {Electronic Markets},
  number    = {3-4},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1422-8890},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12525-010-0045-8},
  pages     = {197 -- 207},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {The potential of electronic markets in enabling innovative product bundles through flexible and sustainable partnerships is not yet fully exploited in the telecommunication industry. One reason is that bundling requires seamless de-assembling and re-assembling of business processes, whilst processes in telecommunication companies are often product-dependent and hard to virtualize. We propose a framework for the planning of the virtualization of processes, intended to assist the decision maker in prioritizing the processes to be virtualized: (a) we transfer the virtualization pre-requisites stated by the Process Virtualization Theory in the context of customer-oriented processes in the telecommunication industry and assess their importance in this context, (b) we derive IT-oriented requirements for the removal of virtualization barriers and highlight their demand on changes at different levels of the organization. We present a first evaluation of our approach in a case study and report on lessons learned and further steps to be performed.},
  language  = {en}
}