FakultätfürInformatik derTechnischenUniversitätMünchen
APattern-basedApproachtoEnterpriseArchitecture Management
AlexanderM.Ernst
VollständigerAbdruckdervonderFakultätürInormatikderTechnischenUniversität MünchenzurErlangungdesakademischenGradeseines DoktorsderNaturwissenschaten(Dr.rer.nat.) genehmigtenDissertation.Vorsitzender:Univ.-Pro.Dr.MartinBichler PrüerderDissertation:1.Univ.-Pro.Dr.FlorianMatthes 2.Univ.-Pro.Dr.DimitrisKaragiannis, UniversitätWien/Österreich DieDissertationwurdeam09.09.2009beiderTechnischenUniversitätMünchen eingereichtunddurchdieFakultätürInormatikam03.03.2010angenommen.
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Abstract
Patternshaveproventobeauseulandpracticalapproachtoaddresscomplexityin variousdomainslikesotwareengineering,projectmanagement,orarchitecture.They documentgeneral,reusableprovenpracticesolutionstocommonproblemsinagiven context.Therebytheyidentiydrivingorces,knownusages,andconsequences.This thesispresentsapattern-basedapproachtoEnterpriseArchitectureManagement(EAM).EAMisaboutthealignmentobusinessandIT,whichisamajorissueotoday’smedium andlargesizeenterprises.Exemplaryreasonsorthisaredemandsorhigherexibility tosupportnewbusinessdemandsorhigheragilitytoadapttonewmarketrequirements.Additionally,therearelegalregulationsliketheSarbanesOxleyAct,whichrequirea documentationotheenterprisearchitectureoacompany.Diferentmethodologiesto supportEAMhavebeendevelopedbyacademiaandpracticewithallothemhaving certaindrawbackslikebeingtooexhaustiveorbeingtoocompany-specic.ThisdissertationinvestigatestheuseopatternsorEAM,ollowingaconcern-driven approach,toovercomethesedrawbacks.ThreekindsoEAMpatternsareintroduced.Methodologypatterns(M-Patterns)documentingmethodologiestoaddresstypicalprob- lemsinEAMinastep-wisemanner.Viewpointpatterns(V-Patterns)detailingbest practicevisualizations,whichcanbeusedintheexecutionoM-Patterns.Inormation modelpatterns(I-Patterns)recommendinormationmodelragmentsthathaveproven tobeuseulinthedocumentationoenterprisearchitectures.IncontrasttoEAMpat- terns,EAMantipatternsdocumentsolutions,whichhaveprovennottoworkinpractice topreventtypicalmistakesinEAM.Experiencesromacademiaandpracticehavebeencollected,structured,andmadeavail- ableoruturereuseintheEAMPatternCatalogusingEAMpatternsandEAManti patterns.Fourusagescenariosorthecatalogareelaboratedandappliedinthisthesis:Developanenterprise-specicEAM,evolveandassessanexistingEAM,speciyEAM requirements,andconductscienticresearch.Sixindustrialcasestudies,oneacademicworkshop,alectureattheTechnischeUnivers- itätMünchen,andasurveyshowthattheapproachisadoptedbyacademiaaswellas bypractitionersandisabletopavethewayoruturedevelopmentsinEAM.III
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