What can we learn from enterprise architecture models? An experiment comparing models and documents for capability development

• Published in: Software and systems modeling Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 695 - 711
• Main Authors: Franke, Ulrik, Cohen, Mika, Sigholm, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Compilers; Computer Science; Enterprise architecture; Experiment; Försvarssystem; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Interpreters; IT in Business; Military Technology; MODAF; Model-based capability development; Models versus documents; Programming Languages; Programming Techniques; Regular Paper; Software Engineering; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems; Model-based capability development; Enterprise architecture; MODAF; Experiment; Models versus documents

Enterprise architecture (EA) has been established as a discipline to cope with the complex interactions of business operations and technology. Models, i.e., formal descriptions in terms of diagrams and views, are at the heart of the approach. Though it is widely thought that such architecture models...