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A Framework for Visualization of Changes of Enterprise Architecture

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Business Modeling and Software Design (BMSD 2016)

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An innovation that is substantial enough to change the enterprise architecture poses a problem for a system architect. Enterprise architecture modeling methods and tools do not support the distinction between the As-Is architecture and the To-Be architecture in one view model. Recognizing the changes becomes similar to a game of “finding changes in two drawings”. As the size of architectures and number of architectural view pairs grows, the changes can be overlooked. In order to support the recognizing of changes by the implementation teams, the changes need specific visualization means.

In this paper, we use the modern cases of transformation of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems to the Best of Breed solutions and an architecture modeling language ArchiMate to propose a framework for visualization of changes. The framework includes a new abstraction called “Gap of Changes”, artifacts, principles and means for visualization. The new abstraction is defined on a metamodel that makes it reusable in different enterprise and software architecture description languages. The framework is tested with real cases of changes of ERP using the Best of Breed strategy.

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    Business-to-business (B2B) means that the services or goods are sold to other businesses, not to private customers. B2B channels provide wider negotiation opportunities in comparison with the Business-to-Customer channels.

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  1. Royal Vopak, Global IT, Westerlaan 10, 3016CK, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Robert Bakelaar

  2. Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6401DL, Heerlen, The Netherlands

    Ella Roubtsova & Stef Joosten

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    Boris Shishkov

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Bakelaar, R., Roubtsova, E., Joosten, S. (2017). A Framework for Visualization of Changes of Enterprise Architecture. In: Shishkov, B. (eds) Business Modeling and Software Design. BMSD 2016. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 275. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57222-2_7

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