Towards Process Orientation in Enterprise Architecture Management

Philipp Gringel, Jürgen Sauer, Ulrike Steffens

2012

Abstract

In present Enterprise Architecture Management there is a conceptual gap between very complex methodologies on the one hand and usually methodology-agnostic query-based tool support on the other hand. As a result, Enterprise Architecture Management is often unable to tap its full potential. Issues for possible improvement are described in this paper. We postulate the hypotheses that the indicated deficiencies can be corrected by using EAM tools which consider and model EAM methodologies and their underlying activities as processes and are able to actively manage, steer and support these processes. Initial architectural considerations for such a tool as well as a corresponding research roadmap are presented.

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Gringel P., Sauer J. and Steffens U. (2012). Towards Process Orientation in Enterprise Architecture Management . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-31-0, pages 145-151. DOI: 10.5220/0004131101450151


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@conference{kmis12,
author={Philipp Gringel and Jürgen Sauer and Ulrike Steffens},
title={Towards Process Orientation in Enterprise Architecture Management},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={145-151},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004131101450151},
isbn={978-989-8565-31-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2012)
TI - Towards Process Orientation in Enterprise Architecture Management
SN - 978-989-8565-31-0
AU - Gringel P.
AU - Sauer J.
AU - Steffens U.
PY - 2012
SP - 145
EP - 151
DO - 10.5220/0004131101450151