Language communities in enterprise architecture research

Schelp, Joachim; Winter, Robert

doi:10.1145/1555619.1555650

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“…The obstacles hampering the evaluation of design science research in the IS domain are well acknowledged by researchers and science philosophers alike [1]. The long-term effects of the developed artifacts (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…the design artifacts, that solve real world problems [3], [4]. The development of organizational artifacts is a common practice in European IS research communities [1]. The research presented in this article describes the development of one such organizational artifact: a quality-driven and model-driven IS integration methodology.…”

Section: Research Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this article demonstration serves the role of evaluation by offering an example instantiation and application of the artifact [5]. Such approach is applicable in validation, especially when repeatedly applying the artifact and measuring its influence is practically difficult, which is a common problem to all IS research [1]. Further evaluation of the methodology is planned in future research Finally, the sixth stage of DSRM describes the importance of communicating the results of the research to the community.…”

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“…Yet, IS integration remains vaguely defined as a research area, e.g. lacking a common language for effective communication which would be essential for developing a community with shared values [1]. An IS integration community can facilitate the exchange of ideas across otherwise unrelated domains, which can ultimately lead to better research and actual improvements in business-IT alignment-which is consistently viewed as the top management concern [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Abstract. Information systems integration is an essential instrument for organizations to attain advantage in today's growing and fast changing business and technology landscapes. Integration solutions generate added value by combining the functionality and services of heterogeneous and diverse systems. Existing integration environments tend to rely heavily on technical, platformdependent skills. Consequently, the solutions that they enable are not optimally aligned with the envisioned business goals of the organization. Furthermore, the gap between the goals and the solutions complicates the task of evaluating the quality of integration solutions. To address these challenges, we propose a quality-driven, model-driven methodology for designing and developing integration solutions. The methodology spans organizational and systems design details, providing a holistic view of the integration solution and its underlying business goals. A multi-view meta-model provides the basis for the integration design. Quality factors that affect various aspects of the integration solution guide and inform the progress of the methodology. An example business case is presented to demonstrate the application of the methodology.

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“…Based on the empiric results on these factors and the constituting items, Riege [26] or by Buckl et al in [8]. This dichotomy is utilized in Section 3 to formulate independent building-blocks for an EA management function in refinement of the EA management patterns.…”

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A Method Base for Enterprise Architecture Management

Buckl

Matthes

Schweda

2011

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Abstract. Responding to the increasing complexity and diversity of information systems development, method engineering provides techniques and tools for the analysis, design, and evolution of information systems. Similar challenges can be found in the research area of enterprise architecture (EA) management, whose main goal is to enhance the alignment of business and IT. While a multitude of methods and models to support EA management have been proposed over the years, situational factors as the goals pursued or the organizational context, in which the management function has to be embedded, are typically neglected.In this paper, we present a building block base for the design of situated EA management functions based on a comprehensive collection of best practice methods and models for EA management. Therefore, we discuss related work from the area of situational method engineering and pattern-based development and design. Based on these foundations, a building block base and the contained building blocks are presented and are applied alongside a case study from industry. The discussion is complemented by a prototypic tool implementation, which can be used to support the configuration process for situational methods. MotivationThe enterprise forms a complex structure constituted of a large number of highly interdependent elements. The constant need to adapt this structure in response to changing external influences, as economic factors or new regulations, calls for an embracing approach to control and govern the necessary transformations. Enterprise architecture (EA) management is a discipline aiming to provide guidance for the enterprise transformation by taking a holistic perspective on the enterprise, covering concepts from the business to the IT infrastructure level, but also accounting for cross-cutting aspects as strategies, projects, or standards.The embracingness of the management subject raises different implications relevant to EA management as a function. Most obvious, the holistic perspective taken requires a large amount on information about the architecture elements as well as their interdependencies. Collecting the relevant information, but also keeping the information up-to-date, communicating it to the interested parties

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Systems Approaches in the Enterprise Architecture Field of Research: A Systematic Literature Review

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Pulkkinen

Seppänen

et al. 2018

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

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This study explores the use of the systems approaches (systems thinking and systems theories) as the theoretical underpinnings for Enterprise Architecture (EA) research. Both the academic and the practitioner communities have maintained an interest in EA due to its potential benefits, promising for the recent technological and business advances. EA as a research area is, however, characterized by diversified views depicted in different definitions of the concept, and no acknowledged common theoretical foundation. A number of prior studies have noticed this gap in the EA field of research, and called for a strengthening of the theory of EA. Variegated systems approaches have been suggested as a theory base. The aim of this study is to examine if, and to what extent the systems approaches could provide a common theoretical foundation. We contribute with a systematic literature review on the state-of-art of systems approaches in EA research. We find that the systems approaches are, indeed, frequently referred to in the EA studies. However, as of yet, the application of these theories appears to be fragmented, and the approaches are rarely systematically used in empirical studies. We discuss the findings, reflecting to the types of theory and the use of theory in our area of research.

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Language communities in enterprise architecture research

Cited by 19 publications

References 66 publications

A Quality-Driven Methodology for Information Systems Integration

A Quality-Driven Methodology for Information Systems Integration

A Method Base for Enterprise Architecture Management

Systems Approaches in the Enterprise Architecture Field of Research: A Systematic Literature Review

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