Enterprise Modeling and Enterprise Architecture

Seigerroth, Ulf

doi:10.4018/jitbag.2011010102

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“…One way of handling this complexity is to have a clear understanding of the different actions that are performed during the production and manifestation of the enterprise models. The challenge here is once again to go beyond the individual models and to cope with the actions and the different characteristics of these different models, how they are related to each other and how they contribute to business and IT alignment [44]. Similar challenges have also been identified by other researchers; layered pattern architecture by Weigand & van der Heuvel [49] and generic layered patterns by Lind & Goldkuhl [50].…”

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“…Thus, EM is gaining increasing recognition as a tool that can be used for a number of evaluation and development purposes, e.g., alignment of business with IT [44]. The point of departure of IS development and business and IT alignment is usually enterprise models focusing on different business aspects that reflect the present situation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Practitioners within the IS-field tend to engage in EM (conceptual modeling) for the purpose of analysis, design, and evaluation of enterprises and information systems [46]. So far, however, little research has been conducted on EM [9], [44], the actions of EM, and how to achieve alignment between business and IT through these modeling actions and the models produced.…”

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The Diversity of Enterprise Modeling – a Taxonomy for Enterprise Modeling Actions

Seigerroth

2015

J. Complex Syst. Inform. Model. Q.

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Both researchers and practitioners have recognized the need for developed knowledge about enterprise modeling. Therefore it is necessary to increase the understanding of various actions that are performed during enterprise modeling, their meaning, and their diversity. This paper proposes a taxonomy with a conceptual structure in two dimensions (hierarchy and process) that could be used to increase the knowledge about enterprise modeling actions. The taxonomy introduces a terminology that enables a better understanding of the modeling actions for a clear purpose. One important aspect of the taxonomy is to create visibility and traceability of decisions made during enterprise modeling activities. These modeling decisions have previously been of a more tacit nature and the taxonomy is supposed to make the rationale behind different modeling decisions explicit and understandable.Inventory: to make a list of something within a domain. This modeling action is also multifunctional.Relate: to decide reciprocal and mutual conditions within or between different entities. This modeling action is also multifunctional. Collecting actionsObserve: to make observations through questioning or no questions, in writing or no writing, or in dialogue or no dialogue. Decisive actionsDefine: to make a standpoint about what something is. To define something also means to express what something is not! This modeling action is also multifunctional. Formalize: to give something legitimacy through a formal motivation. A decisive action about what should be formally valid.Prioritize: to place something in order of precedence, i.e., to say that something is more important.Settle: to decide and establish something as valid, e.g., to settle earlier definitions or priorities.Informative actions Advice: to give prescriptive information or transfer prescriptive knowledge about something.Present: to give information or transfer knowledge about something. Shaping actionsAdapt: to adjust something according to changing properties.Compile: to bring together parts into a wholeness, i.e., arrange the parts into a systematic structure. It is a stronger systematic structure than the compile as an arranging action. This modeling action is also multifunctional, see arranging actions above.Characterize: to decide and describe the properties of an artifact. This modeling action is also multifunctional, see arranging actions above.Define: to make a standpoint about what something is. To define something also means to express what something is not! This modeling action is also multifunctional, see decisive actions above.Identify: to perceive something as an entity based on certain properties. Properties can be of tacit nature to start with but then they become explicit during the identification. This modeling action is also multifunctional, see arranging actions above.Inventory: to make a list of something within a domain. This modeling action is also multifunctional, see arranging actions above.Relate: to decide reciprocal and mutual conditions within and/or b...

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Section: Challenging Dimensions Of Enterprise Modelingmentioning

confidence: 65%

Section: Challenging Dimensions Of Enterprise Modelingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenging Dimensions Of Enterprise Modelingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Diversity of Enterprise Modeling – a Taxonomy for Enterprise Modeling Actions

Seigerroth

2015

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“…Identifying challenges that EM practitioners face within various stages of EM projects is an important step on the way to solving them and therefore enabling BITA, which is often a goal of an EM effort. Although several studies show that EM can be used to achieve BITA [4], [7], [13], [14], [15], [16], there are, to our best knowledge, no studies that in detail describe the role of EM in relation to BITA. Thus, the research question of this work is the following: How can EM contribute to business and IT alignment?…”

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Enterprise Modeling for Business and IT Alignment – a Framework and Recommendations

Kaidalova

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Persson

2017

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Abstract. Eliminating the gap between business and IT within an enterprise, i.e., solving the problem of Business and IT Alignment (BITA), requires an instrument for the multidimensional analysis of an enterprise. Enterprise Modeling (EM) is a practice that supports such analysis and therefore can be used to facilitate BITA. EM serves as a tool that can capture, visualize and analyze different aspects of enterprises. This article presents a framework that describes the role of EM in the context of BITA and presents recommendations in EM for BITA.

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“…According to Seigerroth (2011), "Architecture is the strategic information that defines a company's mission, as well as the required IT and what it will take to achieve the mission. The architecture is a firm goal to be achieved or that is to be constructed."…”

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Information Technology (IT) Architecture Based on Cloud Computing for Muhammadiyah Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

Alim¹

2017

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Muhammadiyah Universities are the largest private university network in Indonesia. Generally, they have similar business process and information system (IS) requirements. However, in reality, each university builds its own architecture and IS. Problems often arise regarding the redundancy of the IS, the lack of a standardized data structure, the absence of data consolidation between ISs and the inconsistency of IS development. These problems are the basic premise for designing an information technology (IT) architecture model using the concept of cloud computing. Based on the results of analyzing the conditions of the university using the chosen framework, an IT architecture model based on cloud computing that corresponds to the condition and requirements of Muhammadiyah Universities in Indonesia was created. This architecture consists of business, data, application, and technology architectures. This research is expected to contribute to the Muhammadiyah Universities, especially as a reference in designing IT architecture.

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Enterprise Modeling and Enterprise Architecture

Cited by 28 publications

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The Diversity of Enterprise Modeling – a Taxonomy for Enterprise Modeling Actions

The Diversity of Enterprise Modeling – a Taxonomy for Enterprise Modeling Actions

Enterprise Modeling for Business and IT Alignment – a Framework and Recommendations

Information Technology (IT) Architecture Based on Cloud Computing for Muhammadiyah Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

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