Abstract
This article describes the University of Pittsburgh's unique approach to designing an enterprise-wide information architecture and a framework for engaging the University community in business process reengineering. That approach included building consensus on a general philosophy for information systems, utilizing pattern-based abstraction techniques, applying data modeling and application prototyping, and tightly coupling the information architecture with efforts to reengineer the workplace. This article was adapted from a CAUSE94 conference presentation (CNC9441).