Algorithms to analyze the impact of change on Enterprise Architecture

The starting point for establishing a Virtual Enterprise is a set of existing enterprises which might contribute with some of their functionalities (core competencies) to the formation of the virtual entity. The most important issue, in this formation, is the rapid integration of the business processes of the participating companies. The architecture of the VE must assist companies desiring to enter into a virtual relationship by defining the functions and interfaces of critical business processes, thus allowing for a more rapid and efficient integration of the expertise which will be contributed by each partner in the virtual enterprise. While the integration of computer and communication technologies are no doubt critical issues, the successful attainment of the business goals of the virtual enterprise often depends on its ability to align the business processes and practices of partner enterprises. Focus of this paper, is the presentation of Structured System Dynamics (SSPS) multi-methodology for the design and the evaluation of a Virtual Enterprise Architecture. SSPS uses Systems Thinking and System Dynamics principles as launch pad for its approach. The Systemic Methodologies of Problem Structuring Methodology (PSM) and SAST are also integrated in this new Multi-Methodology. SSPS is a new practical and scientific tool in designing and evaluating a VE architecture providing the ability to determine the impact, reliability, success of the Architectures' models created, refine them and identify potential process improvements. A framework for the rapid and efficient integration of the business processes of the participating companies in the virtual enterprise is provided. For this multi-methodology, a real-life application is also presented for a Virtual Enterprise that constructs Wireless Payment Mechanisms.

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Enterprise Architecture for Business Objectives

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Strategic Information Technology Governance and Organizational Politics in Modern Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8524-6.ch009 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 171-187

Author(s):

Leshoto Mphahlele ◽

Tiko Iyamu

Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Structuration Theory ◽

Rapid Rate ◽

Time And Space ◽

Business Objectives ◽

Organizational Challenges ◽

The Impact

The demand for better services by customers and citizens keeps increasing at a rapid rate, enabling organizations the leverage towards competitive advantage. The enterprise architecture (EA) has merged as a possible solution for addressing organizational challenges, as well as for competitiveness and sustainability. The EA deployment involves agents, which are both human and non-human. The agents, based on their interest, influences and determines how the EA is deployed. During the deployment of EA, agents transform themselves in accordance to their interest at the time and space, making the process challenging in achieving the organisational needs. As examined and presented by this chapter, understanding of agents' interests is significant if the challenges that they pose are to be managed for successful deployment of EA. The chapter presents the impact of agents on the deployment of EA in organizations, through the lens of structuration theory.

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Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Information Systems and Enterprise Integration: A Review Based on Systems Theory Perspective

Journal of Industrial Integration and Management ◽

10.1142/s2424862219500015 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 04 (02) ◽

pp. 1950001 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Anjee Gorkhali ◽

Li Da Xu

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Systems Theory ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Systems Science ◽

Enterprise Information ◽

Enterprise Information Systems ◽

Systems Perspective ◽

Systems Research ◽

Information Systems Research ◽

The Impact

Systems theory is one of the most important and well-used concept to explain the phenomenon in social sciences. Therefore, systems science plays an important role in explaining many of the phenomena in information systems research. Enterprise Systems (ES), Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Enterprise Architecture (EA) are three such emerging technologies in which systems’ perspective plays an important role in explaining the growth and development of these technologies. However, there is lack of literature that illustrates the development and the impact of systems science in these three technologies. This research carefully collects and studies 106 existing literature in the field of ES, EA and EIS, and a summary review of all the latest developments in the ways systems theory has been implemented to these three fields as well as different areas of these three technologies. In the conclusion, three future trends are concluded from the review.

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Perencanaan Arsitektur Perusahaan untuk Pengelolaan Aset di PT. Musdalifah Group menggunakan Kerangka Kerja Zachman

Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Business Intelligence ◽

10.20473/jisebi.1.2.59-72 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Indah Safarina ◽

Indra Kharisma Raharjana ◽

Endah Purwanti

Keyword(s):

Asset Management ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Business Processes ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Second Phase ◽

Management Process ◽

Architecture Evaluation ◽

Zachman Framework ◽

The Impact

Abstrak— Aset adalah hal penting yang dimiliki oleh setiap perusahaan atau organisasi. Proses manajemen aset yang dilakukan dengan tepat akan membuat aset yang dimiliki oleh perusahaan atau organisasi lebih optimal. Karena proses manajemen aset belum terlaksana dengan maksimal, maka pada penelitian ini direncanakan sebuah arsitektur enterprise untuk proses manajemen aset untuk kelompok perusahaan PT. Musdalifah Group dengan kerangka kerja Zachman melalui tujuh tahap. Tahap pertama adalah pengumpulan data terkait manajemen aset perusahaan yang digunakan sebagai acuan perencanaan. Tahap kedua adalah inisialisasi perencanaan yang menghasilkan rencana kerja arsitektur perusahaan sesuai ruang lingkup dan kondisi perusahaan. Tahap ketiga, meninjau kondisi enterprise saat ini perusahaan, dengan hasil tinjauan model proses bisnis dan katalog sumber daya perusahaan terkait manajemen aset. Tahap keempat adalah analisis hasil tinjauan enterprise dengan analisis SWOT, sehingga dapat dihasilkan 5 rencana proses bisnis serta usulan sistem dan teknologi terintegrasi. Tahap kelima melakukan perencanaan arsitektur enterprise yaitu arsitektur data dengan hasil 34 kandidat entitas data, arsitektur aplikasi yang menghasilkan 9 kandidat aplikasi, dan arsitektur teknologi dengan hasil 3 kandidat perangkat keras dan platform aplikasi yang terintegrasi. Sedangkan tahap terakhir, perencanaan implementasi hasil penelitian yaitu, rencana pemenuhan komponen, rencana migrasi, dan evaluasi dampak arsitektur. Evaluasi dari hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa cetak biru arsitektur dapat diterima oleh perusahaan dan dipertimbangkan untuk diimplementasikan beberapa tahun kedepan.Kata Kunci—Perencanaan Arsitektur Perusahaan, Kerangka Kerja Zachman, Manajemen Aset.Abstract— Asset is an important thing that owned by any company or organization. Asset management process aims to manage an organization’s assets optimally. Because of the asset management process has not been implemented maximally, so in this study planned an enterprise architecture for the process of asset management for the group of companies PT. Musdalifah Group using Zachman framework through seven phases. The first phase, data collection, and the results is relevant information of company’s asset management as a design reference. The second phase, planning initialization, generates enterprise architecture work plan according to the scope and conditions of the company. The third phase, reviewing the company's current enterprise conditions, the results of the review are models of business processes and enterprise resource catalog of related asset management. The fourth phase, results review analysis of enterprise with SWOT analysis, so it can produce 5 plan and proposed business processes and technology systems terintegrasi. The fifth phase, enterprise architecture planning of data architecture with the results are 37 data entities candidates, application architecture which produces 9 applications candidate, and technology architecture with the results are 3 hardware and application platform candidates. The last phase, planning the implementation of the research’s result, plan fulfillment component, the migration plan, and evaluating the impact of architecture. Evaluation of the result of research is describing that the architectural blueprints can be received by the company and considered to be implemented next few years.Keywords— Enterprise Architecture Planning, Zachman Framework, Asset Management.

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Investigation into the Impact of Integration of Mobile Technology Applications into Enterprise Architecture

Business Information Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-969-9.ch086 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1382-1396

Author(s):

David Curtis ◽

Ming-Chien (Mindy) Wu

Keyword(s):

Mobile Technology ◽

Business Strategy ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Business Processes ◽

Technology Strategy ◽

End User ◽

Software Applications ◽

Business Information ◽

Technology Applications ◽

The Impact

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a role or function that primarily ensures the Information Technology strategy and implementation within an organization is correctly aligned with its business strategy and objectives. An EA function focuses on the collection and analysis of information including software applications, business processes, business information (data), technology, and governance (people). The result of this analysis delivers the technology strategy and the roadmap required to support what the organization is trying to achieve. Mobile Technology (MT) integration into the EA function creates the opportunities to deliver and respond to rapidly growing organizations that require immense flexibility from a technology perspective. This is so because mobility can overcome the boundaries of time and location in the dealings of the organization. The result of this extension is the creation of a Mobility Enterprise Architecture (M-EA) model, which will provide the organization with advantages of realtime business processing, better customer and end-user services, and the addition of increased control across the entire organization. This chapter brings together the experience of an Enterprise Architect with a Ph.D research candidate to investigate the M-EA model and its implementation. The chapter includes an overview of EA and M-EA models and also includes investigations of the advantages; limitations and blueprint overcome those challenges of M-EA implementation.

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Systemic Enterprise Architecture as Future

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - A Systemic Perspective to Managing Complexity with Enterprise Architecture ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4518-9.ch001 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 1-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pallab Saha

Keyword(s):

Creative Thinking ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Pragmatic Approach ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Complex Problems ◽

National Priority ◽

The Future ◽

The Impact

Governments are changing by design, necessity, and compulsion. This change is being exacerbated and shaped by megaforces that interact in a complex labyrinth of evolving nodes and connections. As a result, today’s government leaders and policy makers operate in a realm of confounding uncertainties and astounding complexities. These lead to incomplete and often non-actionable information that make decisions increasingly speculative. To unlock the grid and move forward, it is acknowledged that governments of the future have to be connected. Connected government is no utopia. It is simply a pragmatic approach to capitalize on complexity. Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a meta-discipline provides governments and leaders the means to address the twin challenges of dynamism and complexity. As governments become increasingly hyper-connected, they ought to be examined as systems, where holism, causality, heterarchy, and interrelationships are crucial to ensuring overall coherence in a state of omnipresent flux. This contrasts with the traditional fixation on efficiency and cost. Going beyond the rhetoric, this chapter demonstrates the value of amalgamating the systems approach within the EA methodology to address a national priority in Singapore, and provides insights to amplify the impact of EA by integrating creative thinking to tackle complex problems.

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Analysis and implementation of the impact of change: application to heterogeneity algorithms in enterprise architecture

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) ◽

10.11591/ijece.v10i1.pp377-386 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 377

Author(s):

Jihane Lakhrouit ◽

Karim Baïna

Keyword(s):

Software Engineering ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Development Projects ◽

Software Product ◽

Change Of Measures ◽

Cost Of Production ◽

The Cost ◽

The Impact ◽

Scientific Fields

Measurements play an important role in many scientific fields in general and intheanalysisofenterprisearchitectureinparticular.In software engineering, the measures are used to control the quality of the software product and better manage development projects to control the cost of production.In this article we proposed firstly models and measures to evaluate and analyze the complexity of the enterprise architecture and especially the heterogeneity of components and relationships, and secondely we developed a model to automatically detect the change of measures and their impact on enterprise architecture.

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Systemic Enterprise Architecture as Future

Politics and Social Activism ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9461-3.ch081 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1582-1648

Author(s):

Pallab Saha

Keyword(s):

Creative Thinking ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Pragmatic Approach ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Complex Problems ◽

National Priority ◽

The Future ◽

The Impact

Governments are changing by design, necessity, and compulsion. This change is being exacerbated and shaped by megaforces that interact in a complex labyrinth of evolving nodes and connections. As a result, today's government leaders and policy makers operate in a realm of confounding uncertainties and astounding complexities. These lead to incomplete and often non-actionable information that make decisions increasingly speculative. To unlock the grid and move forward, it is acknowledged that governments of the future have to be connected. Connected government is no utopia. It is simply a pragmatic approach to capitalize on complexity. Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a meta-discipline provides governments and leaders the means to address the twin challenges of dynamism and complexity. As governments become increasingly hyper-connected, they ought to be examined as systems, where holism, causality, heterarchy, and interrelationships are crucial to ensuring overall coherence in a state of omnipresent flux. This contrasts with the traditional fixation on efficiency and cost. Going beyond the rhetoric, this chapter demonstrates the value of amalgamating the systems approach within the EA methodology to address a national priority in Singapore, and provides insights to amplify the impact of EA by integrating creative thinking to tackle complex problems.

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