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Evaluating ArchiMate for Modelling IoT Systems

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The Practice of Enterprise Modeling (PoEM 2023)

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a disruptive technology that allows connecting physical objects with the digital world. This challenges organizations in adjusting their Enterprise Architecture (EA) for adopting the IoT technology to improve their operations and maximize their value. Considering the complexity of such changes, a suitable modelling language must be used for EA design and documentation. ArchiMate, being a de facto standard for EA modelling, has already been used for modelling IoT systems, however, it is not used in a consistent manner and different extensions have been proposed to address limitations identified in specific domains. Based on the most common practices reported in the literature, we propose and evaluate a set of guidelines for modelling IoT elements in ArchiMate. The guidelines are evaluated by performing qualitative research based on case studies. The evaluation shows that ArchiMate is suitable for modelling IoT systems, but only at the conceptual level. When technical details are required, extensions to the standard may be needed. In addition, domain-specific limitations such as the lack of showing time-based communication and redundancy in an industry context are identified.

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This work was supported by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO), Belgium with grant number G0B6922N.

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    Yara Verhasselt & Estefanía Serral

  2. Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

    Janis Stirna

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    Monika Kaczmarek-Heß

  3. University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

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Verhasselt, Y., Stirna, J., Serral, E. (2024). Evaluating ArchiMate for Modelling IoT Systems. In: Almeida, J.P.A., Kaczmarek-Heß, M., Koschmider, A., Proper, H.A. (eds) The Practice of Enterprise Modeling. PoEM 2023. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 497. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48583-1_4

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