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Enterprise Architecture at Work [electronic resource] :Modelling, Communication, and Analysis / by Marc Lankhorst.

by Lankhorst, Marc [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.Description: XVIII, 334p. online resource.ISBN: 9783540275053.Subject(s): Economics | Software engineering | Computer science | Information systems | Management information systems | Economics/Management Science | Business Information Systems | Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) | Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing | Models and Principles | Software EngineeringDDC classification: 650 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
to Enterprise Architecture -- State of the Art -- Foundations -- Communication of Enterprise Architectures -- A Language for Enterprise Modelling -- Guidelines for Modelling -- Viewpoints and Visualisation -- Architecture Analysis -- Architecture Alignment -- Tool Support -- Case Studies -- Beyond Enterprise Architecture.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: An enterprise architecture tries to describe and control an organisation’s structure, processes, applications, systems and techniques in an integrated way. The unambiguous specification and description of components and their relationships in such an architecture requires a coherent architecture modelling language. Lankhorst and his co-authors present such an enterprise modelling language that captures the complexity of architectural domains and their relations and allows the construction of integrated enterprise architecture models. They provide architects with concrete instruments that improve their architectural practice. As this is not enough, they additionally present techniques and heuristics for communicating with all relevant stakeholders about these architectures. Since an architecture model is useful not only for providing insight into the current or future situation but can also be used to evaluate the transition from ‘as-is’ to ‘to-be’, the authors also describe analysis methods for assessing both the qualitative impact of changes to an architecture and the quantitative aspects of architectures, such as performance and cost issues. The modelling language and the other techniques presented have been proven in practice in many real-life case studies. So this book is an ideal companion for enterprise IT or business architects in industry as well as for computer or management science students studying the field of enterprise architecture.
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to Enterprise Architecture -- State of the Art -- Foundations -- Communication of Enterprise Architectures -- A Language for Enterprise Modelling -- Guidelines for Modelling -- Viewpoints and Visualisation -- Architecture Analysis -- Architecture Alignment -- Tool Support -- Case Studies -- Beyond Enterprise Architecture.

An enterprise architecture tries to describe and control an organisation’s structure, processes, applications, systems and techniques in an integrated way. The unambiguous specification and description of components and their relationships in such an architecture requires a coherent architecture modelling language. Lankhorst and his co-authors present such an enterprise modelling language that captures the complexity of architectural domains and their relations and allows the construction of integrated enterprise architecture models. They provide architects with concrete instruments that improve their architectural practice. As this is not enough, they additionally present techniques and heuristics for communicating with all relevant stakeholders about these architectures. Since an architecture model is useful not only for providing insight into the current or future situation but can also be used to evaluate the transition from ‘as-is’ to ‘to-be’, the authors also describe analysis methods for assessing both the qualitative impact of changes to an architecture and the quantitative aspects of architectures, such as performance and cost issues. The modelling language and the other techniques presented have been proven in practice in many real-life case studies. So this book is an ideal companion for enterprise IT or business architects in industry as well as for computer or management science students studying the field of enterprise architecture.

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