Business strategy modelling based on enterprise architecture: a state of the art review

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 606-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fotis Kitsios ◽  
Maria Kamariotou
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Technology Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Modelling Languages ◽  
High Level ◽  
Business Complexity

Purpose Enterprise architecture (EA) is a means of a high level of abstraction of a business’ levels which helps organise planning and taking better decisions. Evidence has shown that the scope of EA is not restricted to technology planning, but the lack of business strategy and processes is the most common problem of EA frameworks. Consequently, a challenge stems from the fact that the formulation of strategy should not be modelled separately but as a holistic approach. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the contemporary problems in existing EA modelling frameworks concerning the optimisation of business strategy concepts and to identify areas for improvement. Design/methodology/approach Studies were spotted using a three phased literature review methodology which was suggested by Webster and Watson (2002). Findings Although, previous studies have attempted to use tools and models to visualise the technological business planning, limited previous study has focussed on modelling strategic planning. Due to issues concerning the lack of guidelines for modelling business strategy, a holistic approach is needed to be made. Originality/value The paper contributes to the existing literature by assessing the current EA modelling languages and their skilfulness to modelling strategy. Moreover, it contributes to the determination of difficulties in modelling, as well as to the examination of ease of use of language in the context of strategy. Second, this paper provides an overview to practitioners who would like to develop effective EA modelling projects, as well as to architects who try to solve the problems of business complexity.

scholarly journals Exploring Business Strategy Modelling with ArchiMate: A Case Study Approach

Information ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Fotis Kitsios ◽  
Maria Kyriakopoulou ◽  
Maria Kamariotou
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Technology Planning ◽  
Modelling Languages ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
High Level ◽  
Business Complexity

Enterprise architecture (EA) is a high-level abstraction of a business’ levels that aids in organizing planning and making better decisions. Researchers have concluded that the scope of EA is not focused only on technology planning but that the lack of business strategy and processes is the most important challenge of EA frameworks. The purpose of this article is to visualize the business strategy of a company using ArchiMate. Having a better understanding of how the concepts of strategic planning are used in businesses, we hope to improve their modelling with ArchiMate. This article adds to the existing literature by evaluating existing EA modelling languages and their skillfulness in model strategy. Furthermore, this article contributes to the identification of challenges in modelling and investigation of the ease of the use of language in the field of strategic planning. Furthermore, this article provides an approach to practitioners and EA architects who are attempting to develop efficient EA modelling projects and solve business complexity problems.

scholarly journals A strategic managerial approach to corporate sports hospitality: the case of Belgian football

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Matteo Balliauw ◽  
Thomas Verlinden ◽  
Lisa De Croocq ◽  
Aline Fobe ◽  
Tomas Van Den Spiegel
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
High Level

Purpose Corporate sports hospitality (CSH) is a relationship marketing tool whereby customers and other stakeholders are invited by a company buying CSH from a club to attend a sports event. The CSH product involves premium seating and optional services such as catering. This industry has been perceived to be in decline, especially in times of economic downturn. The purposes of this paper are a quantification of the CSH industry’s value and the development of a formal CSH management process for both companies and clubs. Design/methodology/approach A case study from the highest division in Belgian football (soccer) is conducted, involving interviews and quantitative data collection as the primary data source, in addition to secondary data and insights from the literature. As opposed to literature, this paper uses a holistic approach, combining the perspective of the club and the CSH buying company with attention for customers. Findings CSH returns account for an important share of club revenues (>10%), despite the smaller market compared to the American major sports leagues. Since a club experiences the strongest competitive impact from substitutes and other clubs in the league, and CSH is often managed on an ad hoc base, disposing of a formal management process is crucial for both clubs and companies. For companies buying CSH, not only return on investment but also return on other objectives matters. Moreover, CSH is at least as effective to deepen existing business relationships as to create new ones. Research limitations/implications The paper provides clubs and companies with a theoretic background and practical key performance indicators (KPIs) to base their managerial decisions on. Although external validity to other Belgian venue-based sports can reasonably be assumed, translating the findings to other countries or non-venue based sports requires caution. Originality/value Little academic research about the CSH industry is available. Specific KPIs to define objectives and measure output, as well as feedback loops for clubs and companies, are developed. The proposed CSH management process follows the same high-level steps, but with different specific actions per actor, leading to a better understanding of similarities and differences of both processes, and a better co-creation of the CSH event.

Aligning the talent development and succession planning processes: don’t allow critical leadership talent to fall by the wayside

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Newhall
Keyword(s):  
Succession Planning ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Critical Leadership

Purpose – Organizations need to take a holistic view of their talent management programs, and it’s no longer sufficient to simply look at the top layers of leadership (succession planning). High potentials need to be identified early and customized plans put in place to ensure that their development is aligned to the business strategy. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a global study commissioned by Korn Ferry and conducted by Hanover research during August and September 2014. The survey covered 54 countries globally and companies ranging in size from 500 to 50,000+ employees. It generated more than 1,000 responses from business leaders at the following levels: C-suite (41 per cent), VP/SVP/EVP (42 per cent), Director (11 per cent) and Other (6 per cent). Findings – Only one third of those surveyed reported they are satisfied with the outcomes of their succession programs and the majority end up recruiting externally more often than they would like to obtain the talent they need. Analysis of current versus future skills requirements is rarely done and promotions are awarded on current performance rather than future potential. Development plans are not differentiated neither are they dynamically managed. A structured and systematic approach is needed, starting earlier in employees’ careers to ensure those who have the greatest potential are ready when they need to be. Originality/value – Organizations typically recruit externally more often than they would wish. This article, through analysis of the survey results, highlights the need for a more holistic approach with early intervention and differentiated development.

scholarly journals Architecting business process maps

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geert Poels ◽  
Félix García ◽  
Francisco Ruiz ◽  
Mario Piattini
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Process Mapping ◽  
Process Map ◽  
Process Maps ◽  
Meta Model ◽  
Modelling Languages ◽  
High Level ◽  
Process Architecture

Process maps provide a high-level overview of an organization?s business processes. While used for many years in different shapes and forms, there is little shared understanding of the concept and its relationship to business process architecture. In this paper, we position the concept of process map within the domain of architecture description. By ?architecting? the concept of business process map, we identify and clarify diverging views of this concept as found in the literature and set requirements for describing process maps. A meta-model for a process mapping language is produced as a result. The proposed meta-model allows investigating the suitability of EA modelling languages as a basis for defining a domain-specific language for process mapping along with the creation of a better understanding of business process architecture in relation to enterprise architecture, which can be beneficial for both BPM and EA professionals.

High Level Definition of Event-Based Applications for Pervasive Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 128-172
Author(s):  
Steffen Ortmann ◽  
Michael Maaser ◽  
Peter Langendoerfer
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Level ◽  
Event Based ◽  
New Applications

Within pervasive intelligent environments, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) will surround and serve us at any place and any time. A proper usability is considered essential for WSNs supporting real life applications. With this chapter, we aim at ease of use for specifying new applications that have to autonomously cope with expected and unexpected heterogeneity, sudden failures, and energy efficiency. Starting with general design criteria for applications in WSNs, we created a user-centric design flow for pervasive applications. The design flow provides very high abstraction and user guidance to refrain the user from implementation-, deployment- and hardware-details including heterogeneity of the available sensor nodes. Automatic event configuration is accomplished by using a flexible Event Specification Language (ESL) and Event Decision Trees (EDTs) for distributed detection and determination of real world phenomena. EDTs autonomously adapt to heterogeneous availability of sensing capabilities by pruning and subscription to other nodes for missing information. We present one of numerous simulated scenarios proving the robustness and energy efficiency with regard to the required network communications. From these, we learned how to deduce appropriate bounds for configuration of collaboration region and leasing time by asking for expected properties of the phenomena to be detected.

Impact of application factors of the AEO program on its performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 332-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Chang-Bong ◽  
Hong-Uk Chun ◽  
Seung-Ha Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Training Capacity ◽  
High Level

Purpose In a changing trade landscape, global trade transaction relies on a global supply-chain network. Customs clearance to cross borders is critical to enhancing the competitiveness of both importers and exporters. As such, each country has adopted an authorized economic operator (AEO) program to promote the security of both imported and exported cargo as well as expedite freight movements. The purpose of this paper is to discover the factors which should be taken into account to utilize an AEO program, and to look at the causal relations between these factors. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a survey on 201 AEO programs in Korea. With partial least squares, the structure model is tested using the coefficient value of the determination of the dependent variable, explained by the sign and scale of the path coefficient, statistical significance, and leading variable. Moreover, this study performed bootstrap re-sampling to verify all paths and significance. Findings It was found that AEO external pressure, training capacity, and sustainability are shown to have a significant impact on AEO performance. Furthermore, for the group with a high level of AEO application, training capacity and AEO sustainability are shown to have a greater effect on AEO performance. For the group with a low level of AEO application, internal regulation is shown to have a bigger impact on AEO performance. Originality/value This study sets itself apart from previous ones in that it examines AEO application for trade security and facilitation with regard to customs, which would affect global supply-chain management.

Determining factors for the adoption of cloud computing in developing countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Yuvaraj
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
It Adoption ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
High Level

Purpose The paper aims to examine the constructs laid down by the information technology (IT) adoption theories to the cloud computing phenomena in conjunction with academic libraries of India to determine the factors responsible for the adoption of cloud computing. Design/methodology/approach Keeping the objectives into consideration, descriptive survey and constructive research method were used in the study. Library professionals engaged in the selected 28 central universities of India were chosen to participate in this study. To find the core drivers responsible for the adoption of cloud computing in academic libraries, constructs were taken from ten IT adoption theories. Findings The findings validate the fact that perceived ease of use, usefulness and ubiquitous availability of the enabling technology are strong drivers of the adoption of cloud computing technology in the libraries. Also, attitude is significantly correlated with the behavioral intention to adopt cloud computing services. High level of correlation was obtained between the cloud computing-perceived attributes and the librarian’s intention to use cloud computing technology. However, security risk is the biggest issue that has been affecting the behavioral intentions. Originality/value The study is a self-conscious attempt to fill the void and determine factors for the adoption of cloud computing in libraries. Further, it attempts to find out the preparedness of Indian academic libraries in adopting cloud computing.

QR codes as mobile learning tools for labor room nurses at the San Pablo Colleges Medical Center

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rowena Del Rosario-Raymundo
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Favorable Effect ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Text Information ◽  
High Level

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of QR codes as mobile learning tools and examine factors that impact on their usefulness, acceptability and feasibility in assisting the nurses’ learning. Design/methodology/approach Study participants consisted of 14 regular, full-time, board-certified LR nurses. Over a two-week period, participants used specially generated QR codes to access a mobile website, connect to physicians’ telephone numbers and access alphanumeric text information. Research data in the form of observations and insights on their experience in using the QR codes were collected from participants through individual, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews. Findings Findings revealed that QR codes encoded with text information, telephone numbers and URL links to the mobile website all demonstrated a high level of functionality, usability and usefulness. The majority of the participants liked the experience of using the QR codes, citing ease of use of the QR codes; a high level of satisfaction in the kind and amount of supplementary medical information accessed; and the favorable effect the QR codes had on their personal learning. Research limitations/implications The study focused on the evaluation of usefulness, acceptability and feasibility due to the limited time available for the conduct of the study. Practical implications These findings support the acceptability and feasibility of using QR codes as mobile learning tools in the labor room. Social implications It shows the QR codes’ potential for use in a workplace environment in the context of just-in-time learning and continuing nursing education. Originality/value The current literature on the use of QR codes in medical and nursing education is limited.

scholarly journals Impact of information and communication technology in Nigerian small-to medium-sized enterprises

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (47) ◽  
pp. 29-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kessington Okundaye ◽  
Susan K. Fan ◽  
Rocky J. Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ict Implementation ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Information And Communication

Purpose The purpose of this (qualitative, multiple-case) study is to determine how small-to medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders in Nigeria use information and communication technology (ICT) adoption as a business strategy to increase profitability and compete globally. Design/methodology/approach The participants for this study consisted of executive-level SME leaders who had the authority to approve ICT implementation within their respective organizations. Individual interviews were undertaken with participants to gain an understanding of their experience of determining the merits of and implementing ICT. The technology acceptance model, which specifies the relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude toward computer use and intention to use technology, was applied as a framework to explain the Nigerian SME’s ICT adoption strategies. Findings Four major themes emerged from the data analysis: ICT adoption factors, ICT roles and benefits, role of government and SME success factors. The findings of this study may help SME leaders and government leaders address many of the factors inhibiting the adoption of ICT in SMEs in Nigeria. Practical implications This study may ensure that SMEs are successful and able to create jobs, which in turn may help to promote socioeconomic development through adoption of ICT. Originality/value The findings from this study contribute to the knowledge base regarding factors that affect ICT adoption by SME leaders as a business strategy to increase profitability and compete globally, particularly within SMEs in Lagos, Nigeria. It further addressed the gap in existing literature regarding other factors such as the influence of culture on ICT adoption, cost of ICT implementation, available ICT skills, infrastructure and ICT knowledge gap as the primary impeding factors of ICT adoption in Nigerian SMEs.

Inter-organizational business process verification in public administration

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1040-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Corradini ◽  
Andrea Polini ◽  
Barbara Re
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Formal Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Process Verification ◽  
Modelling Languages ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Process Specification ◽  
High Level ◽  
Improve Service Quality

Purpose – Public services can be modelled, analysed and implemented using notations and tools for the business process (BP) abstraction. Applying such an explicit approach public administrations (PAs) can better react to the undergoing transformation in service provisioning and they can continuously improve service quality in order to satisfy citizens and business requests, while coping with decreasing budgets. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed approach relies on using formal methods, in particular unfolding to analyse the correctness of BP. The paper also compares and selects mapping rules from semi-formal to formal modelling languages; these techniques are presented in the context of the BP Modelling Languages and Petri Net (PN). Findings – Main aim of this paper is to raise the need for formal verification of BP governing the interactions among PAs, which more and more need to be supported by ICT mechanisms, and then are not so much tolerant to errors and imperfections in the process specification. The paper illustrates the main motivations of such a work and it introduces a verification technique of a BP using a mapping of a high-level notation (such as BPMN 2.0) to a formal notation (such as PNs) for which formal analysis techniques can be adopted. In particular the verification step is implemented using an unfolding-based technique. Originality/value – The paper answers a call for further development of the body of knowledge on effective analysis of BPs, a rapidly emerging field of interest for large and ultra large scenarios, where a clear gap in literature exists. Than the paper shows that formal techniques are mature enough to be applied on real scenarios.

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