Improving Enterprise Architecture Evaluation Based on Concepts from the Normalized Systems Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-50
Author(s):  
Philip Huysmans ◽  
Jan Verelst
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Problem Statement ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Architecture Evaluation

In this paper, the authors present the results of a design science research project to develop a method for the evaluation of enterprise architecture projects. The methodology is based on the SAAM methodology, and applies concepts from the Normalized Systems theory to provide a more systematic way of performing architectural evaluations. They first discuss the problem statement, the objectives of our solution and the design of the method. The authors then demonstrate how the method has been applied in a real-life organization. Finally, they evaluate the proposed method using the criteria formulated in our problem statement.

SUPPLEMENTING ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE APPROACHES WITH SUPPORT FOR EXECUTING COLLABORATIVE TASKS — A CASE OF TOGAF ADM

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 1350007 ◽  
Author(s):  
AGNES NAKAKAWA ◽  
PATRICK VAN BOMMEL ◽  
H. A. ERIK PROPER
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Soft Systems Methodology ◽  
Systems Methodology ◽  
Collaboration Engineering ◽  
Soft Systems ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
Design Science Research Methodology

Effective execution of collaborative tasks during enterprise architecture creation helps to increase stakeholders' involvement and awareness in the architecture effort. However, enterprise architecture approaches lack detailed support for collaborative tasks. In an effort to address this, an exploratory survey was conducted among enterprise architects to investigate issues associated with executing collaborative tasks during enterprise architecture creation. Accordingly, this paper discusses mainly three aspects. First, it discusses how issues that were reported in the survey can be addressed by adopting the design science research methodology to guide the development of a process or method that supports the execution of collaborative tasks in architecture creation. The developed process is principally rooted in collaboration engineering and soft systems methodology (SSM). Second, the paper discusses how the developed method can be used to supplement enterprise architecture approaches that are used in practice (e.g. TOGAF) with support for executing collaborative tasks. Third, the paper discusses key findings from evaluating the developed process in two real organizations.

scholarly journals Just Finished a Cycle of a Design Science Research Project: What’s Next?

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-86
Author(s):  
Ilia Bider ◽  
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Erik Perjons ◽  
Paul Johannesson ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Design Science Research ◽  
Research Project
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