CE-SIB: A Modelling Method Plug-in for Managing Standards in Enterprise Architectures

Christoph Moser, Robert Andrei Buchmann, Wilfrid Utz, Dimitris Karagiannis

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Abstract

In Enterprise Architecture (EA) Management, adoption of standards brings essential benefits pertaining to compatibility and repeatability but also raises governance challenges. EA frameworks recommend placing architecture artifacts under strict governance to control technological diversity towards reduced costs of operation or business-IT alignment; however, they do not provide methodological guidance on how to support decision-making for standards management. Business process management, model-driven software engineering or IT service management do address such challenges, but fall short in covering all relevant architectural layers. Driven by industry experience, this paper proposes a modelling method plug-in ("function block") to support a model-based integration of practices for standards compliance management and their relevant model bases. It also aims for generality, as the proposal is pluggable through "semantic docking points" to arbitrary EA frameworks. A prototypical implementation in the form of a modelling tool is discussed as an expository instantiation, as well as basis for evaluation and learned lessons.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConceptual Modeling - 36th International Conference, ER 2017, Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication36th International Conference, ER 2017, Valencia, Spain, November 6–9, 2017, Proceedings
EditorsOscar Pastor, Heinrich C. Mayr, Giancarlo Guizzardi, Hui Ma
Pages21-35
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-69904-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event36th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2017) - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 6 Nov 20179 Nov 2017

Conference

Conference36th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER 2017)
Abbreviated titleER 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period6/11/179/11/17

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 102029 Practical computer science
  • 102028 Knowledge engineering

Keywords

  • Compliance Evaluation
  • Enterprise Architecture Management
  • Metamodelling
  • Standardization
  • TOGAF standards information base
  • Enterprise architecture management
  • Compliance evaluation

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