Architecture Principles : The Cornerstones of Enterprise Architecture

Online-Ressource (XV, 197p. 221 illus. in color, digital)

The Enterprise Engineering Series ; 4

Includes bibliographical references

Architecture Principles; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Challenges to Enterprises; 1.2 Enterprise Architecture and Architecture Principles; 1.3 Motivations and Target Audience; 1.4 Outline of the Book; Chapter 2: The Role of Enterprise Architecture; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Enterprise Transformations and Enterprise Engineering; 2.3 Streams of Activities in Enterprise Engineering; 2.4 Architecture-Based Governance of Enterprise Transformations; 2.4.1 The Need for Architecture; 2.4.2 Architecture as a Bridge from Strategy to Design

2.4.3 Steering with Architecture2.4.4 The Three Roles of Enterprise Architecture; 2.5 Defining Enterprise Architecture; 2.5.1 The Purpose of an Enterprise Architecture; 2.5.2 The Meaning of an Enterprise Architecture; 2.5.3 The Elements of an Enterprise Architecture; 2.5.4 Definition of Enterprise Architecture; 2.6 Other Forms of Architecture; 2.7 Standards for Enterprise Architecture; 2.8 The Role of Architecture Principles; 2.9 Key Messages; Chapter 3: A Conceptual Framework for Principles; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background of Architecture Principles; 3.3 Key Classes of Principles

3.3.1 Scientific Principles3.3.2 Design Principles as Normative Principles; 3.3.3 From Credos to Norms; 3.3.4 Conceptual Framework; 3.4 Architecture Principles as Pillars from Strategy to Design; 3.4.1 Architecture Principles; 3.4.2 Business and IT Principles; 3.4.3 Bridging from Strategy to Design; 3.4.4 Extended Conceptual Framework; 3.5 Motivating Architecture Principles; 3.5.1 Sources for Finding Motivation; 3.5.2 Drivers as Motivation for Architecture Principles; 3.5.3 Extended Conceptual Framework; 3.6 Formal Specification of Normative Principles; 3.7 Key Messages

Chapter 4: Architecture Principle Specifications4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Dimensions in Architecture Principles; 4.2.1 Type of Information Dimension; 4.2.2 Scope Dimension; 4.2.3 Genericity Dimension; 4.2.4 Level of Detail Dimension(s); 4.2.5 Stakeholder Dimension; 4.2.6 Transformation Dimension; 4.2.7 Quality Attribute Dimension; 4.2.8 Meta-level Dimension; 4.2.9 Representation Dimension; 4.3 Attributes; 4.3.1 Basic Structure; 4.3.2 Advised Attributes; 4.3.3 Attributes for Classification; 4.3.4 Potential Attributes; 4.3.5 Generic Meta-data Attributes; 4.3.6 Relationships

4.4 Architecture Principle Sets4.5 Quality Criteria; 4.6 Key Messages; Chapter 5: A Practical Approach; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Generic Process; 5.2.1 Determine Drivers; 5.2.1.1 Example: Determining Drivers for EnsureIt; 5.2.2 Determine Principles; 5.2.2.1 Generate Candidate Principles; 5.2.2.2 Select Relevant Principles; 5.2.2.3 Formulate Principle Statements; 5.2.2.4 Example: Determining Architecture Principles for EnsureIt; 5.2.3 Specify Principles; 5.2.3.1 Example: Specifying Architecture Principles for EnsureIt; 5.2.4 Classify Principles

5.2.4.1 Example: Classifying Architecture Principles for EnsureIt

10.1007/978-3-642-20279-7 [DOI]

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