Applying Agility and Living Service Systems Thinking to Enterprise Architecture

2017 ◽  
pp. 487-502
Author(s):  
Asif Qumer Gill
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
System Modelling ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Model Driven Approach

Adaptive enterprise architecture capability plays an important role in enabling complex enterprise transformations. One of the key challenges when establishing an adaptive enterprise architecture capability is identifying the enterprise context and the scope of the enterprise architecture. The objective of this paper is to develop and present an adaptive enterprise service system (AESS) conceptual model, which is a part of The Gill Framework for Adaptive Enterprise Service Systems. This model has been developed using a “Design Research” approach. The AESS conceptual model assimilates agility, service, and living systems thinking (following multi-agent system modelling) for describing and analyzing the enterprise context and scope for establishing an adaptive enterprise architecture capability. The target audience of this AESS model driven approach includes both, enterprise architecture researchers and practitioners.

Applying Agility and Living Service Systems Thinking to Enterprise Architecture

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Qumer Gill
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Service Systems ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
System Modelling ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Model Driven Approach

Adaptive enterprise architecture capability plays an important role in enabling complex enterprise transformations. One of the key challenges when establishing an adaptive enterprise architecture capability is identifying the enterprise context and the scope of the enterprise architecture. The objective of this paper is to develop and present an adaptive enterprise service system (AESS) conceptual model, which is a part of The Gill Framework for Adaptive Enterprise Service Systems. This model has been developed using a “Design Research” approach. The AESS conceptual model assimilates agility, service, and living systems thinking (following multi-agent system modelling) for describing and analyzing the enterprise context and scope for establishing an adaptive enterprise architecture capability. The target audience of this AESS model driven approach includes both, enterprise architecture researchers and practitioners.

TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGENT-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH MDD

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 1350002 ◽  
Author(s):  
JORGE AGÜERO ◽  
CARLOS CARRASCOSA ◽  
MIGUEL REBOLLO ◽  
VICENTE JULIÁN
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Organization ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Generic Agent ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Model Driven Approach

Virtual Organizations are a mechanism where agents can demonstrate their social skills since they can work in a cooperative and collaborative way. Nonetheless, the development of organizations using Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) requires extensive experience in different methodologies and platforms. Model-Driven Development (MDD) is a technique for generating application code that is developed from basic models and meta-models using a variety of automatic transformations. This paper presents an approach to develop and deploy organization-oriented Multi-Agent Systems using a model-driven approach. Based on this idea, we introduce a relatively generic agent-based meta-model for a Virtual Organization, which was created by a comprehensive analysis of the organization-oriented methodologies used in MAS. Following the MDD approach, the concepts and relationships obtained were mapped into two different platforms available for MAS development, allowing the validation of our proposal. In this way, the resultant approach can generate Virtual Organization deployments from unified meta-models, facilitating the development process of agent-based software from the user point of view.

scholarly journals Evidence Based and Conceptual Model Driven Approach for Agent-Based Policy Modelling

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Scherer ◽  
Maria Wimmer ◽  
Ulf Lotzmann ◽  
Scott Moss ◽  
Daniele Pinotti
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Model Driven Approach

scholarly journals TemPsy-Check: a Tool for Model-driven Trace Checking of Pattern-based Temporal Properties

10.29007/w2nj ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Dou ◽  
Domenico Bianculli ◽  
Lionel Briand
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Domain Specific Language ◽  
Object Constraint Language ◽  
Specific Language ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Temporal Properties ◽  
Execution Traces ◽  
Constraint Language ◽  
Model Driven Approach

TemPsy (Temporal Properties made easy) is a pattern-based, domain-specific language for the specification of temporal properties. In this paper we provide an overview of TemPsy-Check, a tool that implements a model-driven approach for performing offline trace checking of temporal properties written in TemPsy. TemPsy-Check relies on an optimized mapping of temporal requirements written in TemPsy into Object Constraint Language (OCL) constraints on a conceptual model of execution traces.

scholarly journals Collaborative Modelling and Visualization of Business Ecosystems

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Faber ◽  
Adrian Hernandez-Mendez ◽  
Sven-Volker Rehm ◽  
Florian Matthes
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Process Implementation ◽  
Business Ecosystems ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Cross Case Analysis

Business ecosystems are increasingly gaining relevance in research and practice. Because ecosystems progressively change, enterprises are required to analyse their ecosystem, in order to identify and respond to such changes. For gaining a comprehensive picture of the ecosystem, various enterprise stakeholders need to be involved in the analysis process. We use an Action Design Research approach to implement a collaborative process for modelling and visualizing business ecosystems in two case studies. We look at the challenges of the collaborative process and study how a model-driven approach addresses these challenges. We validate and discuss the modelling process along six steps; definition of the business ecosystem focus, model instantiation, data collection, provision of tailored visualizations, model adaption, and using visualizations ‘to tell a story’. In a cross-case analysis, we draw conclusions with respect to process implementation and the role of visualizations.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document