Enterprise Architecture (EA) frameworks (EAF) define a comprehensive step-by-step process with an expected outcome an EA plan that details the guidelines for governing and aligning an enterprise’s strategic business plan with it’s information technology (IT) capabilities. The process attempts to simplify the capture and validation of the design artifacts used to implement new information system...

Well executed, Enterprise Architecture (EA) management is commonly perceived as a strategic advantage. EA management sermonizes IT savvy firms to take profound decisions based on mature EA information. As of today, gathering required information, i.e. documenting the EA, is regarded both, time consuming and error-prone. As a reaction, recent approaches seek to automate EA documentation by extra...

Enterprise architecture (EA) is an inherent part of large organisations and is becoming more serious and explicitly outlined these last years. This research project aims at developing an assessment method for the enterprise architecture function. In contrast with existing assessments this research focuses not only on process efficiency but takes effectiveness and stakeholder satisfaction into a...

In recent years, enterprise architecture (EA) has captured growing attention as a means to systematically consolidate and interrelate diverse business and IT artefacts in order to provide holistic decision support. The recent popularity of a service-orientation has added “service” and related constructs as a new element that requires consideration within EA. Since the emergence of the Service-O...

Enterprise architecture (EA) transforms the structure, culture, and social environment of an enterprise by introducing new processes and technologies into the workplace altering the roles, duties, responsibilities and organizational position of stakeholders. This transformation frequently affects stakeholder behavior and leads to either acceptance or rejection of an EA. Existing EA frameworks f...

Understanding the architectures of complex system, e.g. enterprises, is greatly facilitated by using graphical views thereof. These views result from the application of an underlying viewpoint to a comprehensive architectural description. The viewpoint thereby describes, which architectural concepts should be visualized in which way. The creation of views that consistently represent the enterpr...

Architecture can be defined as the fundamental organization of a system and the principles governing its design and evolution (IEEE 2000). While design representation issues like meta-modeling and notations have been intensely discussed in Enterprise Architecture (EA), design activity issues are often neglected. This is surprising because EA principles play an important role in practice. As a c...

A number of EA frameworks, methods and tools are available on the market, and already at use in administrations, companies, and proposed by consultants. Organisations are able to solve a number of issues using them, but these approaches generate new risks too, and some issues remain open. What are the next evolutions to cope with these risks and issues? We believe that research has already anti...