This paper contributes to a re-examination of the methodologies and theoretical horizon that has traditionally characterised information engineering. The paper defines the epistemological choices that are the foundation for information system project development and individualises the possible strategic orientations that characterise project development. The objectives pursued are: 1) to develop interpretative models and support for project development with a process-based approach in order to overcome the simplifications inherent to BPR; 2) improve our understanding of the reciprocal relationships between project development processes and "processes projected", in the hypothesis of a common organizational nature; and 3) reinforce the development of information systems and particularly ERP from a theoretical and methodological standpoint.
Information Engineering; Enterprise Resource Planning; Process-based approach; Business Process Reengineering
