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In this paper we discuss our preliminary work on clarifying the conceptual landscape of Enterprise Architecture. We do so to aid in the integration of conceptual models originating from different communities (of language users, concerns, viewpoints etc.). We propose that discovering the basic ontological structure used by these communities is necessary for the effective integration of models, and that different communities have a distinguishable different central understanding of some categories in their ontology. Our initial results include the description and categorization analysis of several languages and methods used in EA (as used by their creators), which suggest a prototype structure reflecting a community’s focus.
This paper results from the FNR ASINE project of CRP Henri Tudor and the Agile Service Development (ASD) project (http://www.novay.nl/okb/projects/agile-service-development/7628), a collaborative research initiative focused on methods, techniques and tools for the agile development of business services. The ASD project consortium consists of BeInformed, BiZZdesign, CRP Henri Tudor, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, IBM, Novay, O&i, PGGM, RuleManagement Group, Radboud University Nijmegen, TNO, Twente University, Utrecht University, and Voogd & Voogd. The project is part of the program Service Innovation & ICT of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.
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van der Linden, D.J.T., Hoppenbrouwers, S.J.B.A., Lartseva, A., Proper, H.A.(. (2011). Towards an Investigation of the Conceptual Landscape of Enterprise Architecture. In: Halpin, T., et al. Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling. BPMDS EMMSAD 2011 2011. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 81. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21759-3_38
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