Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Enterprise Engineering Working Conference

EEWC 2014: Advances in Enterprise Engineering VIII pp 1–15Cite as

The Nature of the Enterprise Engineering Discipline

  • Conference paper

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ((LNBIP,volume 174))

Abstract

Enterprise engineering originated as a practice with most publications focusing on the practical facets without the underlying scientific foundation. Foundational works emerged from different authors in recent years, including Dietz, Hoogervorst and Giachetti. According to Gregor, the bodies of knowledge or theories encompassed in a discipline need to address questions related to four classes namely: the domain, structural or ontological, epistemological, and socio-political. As a departure point for setting a research agenda for EE, we argue that the four classes of questions could also serve as a basis to determine an EE research agenda. In this paper we argue that a research agenda for EE should start with the first class of questions, concerning the domain of the discipline and suggest that an existing model, the Enterprise Evolution Contextualisation Model (EECM), could be used to define the domain of the EE discipline.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Giachetti, R.E.: Design of Enterprise Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hoogervorst, J.A.P.: Enterprise Governance and Enterprise Engineering. Springer (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Towill, D.R.: Successful Business Systems Engineering Part I: The Systems Approach to Business Processes. Engineering Management Journal 7(1), 55–64 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Rouse, W.B.: Embracing the Enterprise. Industrial Engineer 36(3), 31–35 (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Liles, D.H., Johnson, M.E., Meade, L.: The Enterprise Engineering Discipline. In: Proc. of the Society for Enterprise Engineering, Orlando, FL (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Martin, J.: The Great Transition: Using the Seven Disciplines of Enterprise Engineering to Align People, Technology, and Strategy. American Management Association, New York (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Kappelman, L.A., McGinnis, T., Pettit, A., Salmans, B., Sidorova, A.: Enterprise Architecture: Charting the Territory for Academic Research. In: Kappelman, L.A. (ed.) The SIM Guide to Enterprise Architecture, pp. 96–110. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Van Tonder, C.L., Roodt, G.: Organisation Development: Theory and Practice. Van Schaik Publishers, Pretoria (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Bernard, S.A.: An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture EA3, 2nd edn. Authorhouse, Bloomington (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Barjis, J.: Enterprise Modeling and Simulation within Enterprise Engineering. Journal of Enterprise Transformation 1(3), 185–207 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Dietz, J.L.G., Hoogervorst, J.A.P., Albani, A., Aveiro, D., Babkin, E., Barjis, J., Caetano, A., Huyments, P., Iijima, J., Van Kervel, S.J.H., Mulder, H., Op’t Land, M., Proper, H.A., Sanz, J., Terlouw, L., Tribolet, J., Verelst, J., Winter, R.: The Discipline of Enterprise Engineering. International Journal of Organisation Design and Engineering 3(1), 86–114 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Lapalme, J.: 3 Schools of Enterprise Architecture. IT Professional 13(6), 1–7 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Gregor, S.: The Nature of Theory in Information Systems. MIS Quarterly 30(3), 611–642 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Godfrey-Smith, P.: Theory and Reality. University of Chicago Press, Chicago (2003)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  15. De Vries, M., Van der Merwe, A., Gerber, A.: Towards an Enterprise Evolution Contextualisation Model. In: First IEEE SMC Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2013), IEEE Explore (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Ridley, G.: Characterising Academic Information Systems in Australia: Developing and Evaluating a Theoretical Framework. Australian National University E Press, Australia (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Tardif, R.: The Penguin Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Education. Penguin, Victoria (1989)

    Google Scholar 

  18. De Vries, M.: A Process Reuse Identification Framework Using an Alignment Model. PhD Thesis. University of Pretoria, Pretoria (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  19. De Vries, M.: A Framework for Understanding and Comparing Enterprise Architecture Models. Management Dynamics 19(2), 17–29 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  20. De Vries, M.: Using a Classification Schema to Compare Business-IT Alignment Approaches. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice 20(3-4), 298–308 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  21. Ross, J.W., Weill, P., Robertson, D.C.: Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution. Harvard Business School Press, Boston (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Dietz, J.L.G.: Enterprise Ontology. Springer, Berlin (2006)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  23. De Vries, M., Gerber, A., Van der Merwe, A.: Engineer the Engerprise, https://sites.google.com/site/engineertheenterprise/

  24. Gharajedaghi, J.: Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity, 3rd edn. Elsevier, Burlington (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  25. Wijers, G.M., Heijes, H.: Automared Support of the Modelling Process: A View Basedon Experiments with Expert Information Engineers. In: Steinholtz, B., Sølvberg, A., Bergman, L. (eds.) CAiSE 1990. LNCS, vol. 436, Springer, Heidelberg (1990)

    Google Scholar 

  26. The Open Group: TOGAF Version 9.0, Enterprise Edition (2009), https://www.opengroup.org/online-pubs

  27. Lindström, A., Jonhnson, P., Johansson, E., Ekstedt, M., Simonsson, M.: A Survey on CIO Concerns - Do Enterprise Architecture Frameworks Support Them? Information Systems Frontiers 8(2), 81–90 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Schekkerman, J.: How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, 2nd edn. Trafford Publishing, Victoria (2004)

    Google Scholar 

  29. Buchanan, R.D., Soley, R.M.: Aligning Enterprise Architecture and IT Investments with Corporate Goals. OMG and Meta Group, Needham (2002)

    Google Scholar 

  30. Lapkin, A.: Gartner Clarifies the Definition of the Term ‘Enterprise Architecture’. Report ID: G00156559, Gartner Research, USA (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  31. DeBoever, L.R., Paras, G.S., Westbrock, T.: A Pragmatic Approach to a Highly Effective Enterprise Architecture Program. In: Kappelman, L.A. (ed.) The SIM Guide to Enterprise Architecture, pp. 156–161. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  32. Robertson, B.: Architecting the Technology Viewpoint Requires Defining a Service-Oriented Infrastructure Strategy. Report ID: G00134007, Gartner Research, USA (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  33. Hitchins, D.K.: Advanced Systems Thinking, Engineering and Management. Artech House, Boston (2003)

    Google Scholar 

  34. Wagter, R., van den Berg, M., Luijpers, J., van Steenbergen, M.: Dynamic Enterprise Architecture: How to Make it Work. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New Jersey (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  35. Bittler, R.S., Kreizman, G.: Gartner Enterprise Architecture Process: Evolution 2005. Report ID: G00130849. Gartner Group, USA (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  36. Rebovich, G., White, B.E.: Enterprise Systems Engineering. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  37. Zachman, J.A.: Z101 Master Class: Framework Foundations. Report, Zachman International (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  38. Luftman, J., Ben-Zvi, T.: Key Issues for IT Executives 2010: Judicious IT Investments Continue Post-Recession (2012), http://blog.cionet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/MISQE-2010-Key-Issues-for-IT-Executives-2.pdf

  39. Boar, B.H.: Constructing Blueprints for Enterprise IT Architecture. J. Wiley, New York (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  40. Winter, R., Fischer, R.: Essential Layers, Artefacts, and Dependencies of Enterprise Architecture. Journal of Enterprise Architecture 3(2), 7–18 (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  41. EA Research Forum: Enterprise Architecture Definition. Report, Enterprise Architecture Research Forum, Pretoria (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  42. Theuerkorn, F.: Lightweight Enterprise Architectures. Auerbach Publications, New York (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  43. Handler, R.: Enterprise Architecture is Dead - Long Live Enterprise Architecture (2007), http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/article.php/11079_3347711_1

  44. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 committee: ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 Systems and Software Engineering - Architecture Description (2012), http://www.iso-architecture.org/42010/docs/ISO-IEC-FDIS-42010.pdf

  45. GAO: Enterprise Architecture: Leadership Remains Key to Establishing and Leveraging Architectures for Organisational Transformation (2008), http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06831.pdf

  46. Willis, T.: Enterprise Architecture Workshop Notes. Report, Gartner Research, Pretoria (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  47. Sidorova, A., Kappelman, L.A.: Enterprise Architecture as Politics: An Actor-Network Theory Perspective. In: Kappelman, L.A. (ed.) The SIM Guide to Enterprise Architecture, pp. 70–88. CRC Press, Boca Raton (2010)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Marne de Vries

  2. Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research, CSIR Meraka as well as Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Aurona Gerber

  3. Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Alta van der Merwe

Authors
  1. Marne de Vries
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Aurona Gerber
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Alta van der Merwe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, University of Madeira &amp, Caminho da Penteada, 9020-105, Funchal, Portugal

    David Aveiro

  2. INESC and University of Lisbon, Portugal

    José Tribolet

  3. University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal

    Duarte Gouveia

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

About this paper

Cite this paper

de Vries, M., Gerber, A., van der Merwe, A. (2014). The Nature of the Enterprise Engineering Discipline. In: Aveiro, D., Tribolet, J., Gouveia, D. (eds) Advances in Enterprise Engineering VIII. EEWC 2014. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 174. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06505-2_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06505-2_1

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-06504-5

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-06505-2

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation