The aim of this chapter is to identify the role of enterprise architecture, and more specifically,
the role of architecture principles. It starts with an exploration of the concept of enterprise …

Most people we know don't read a book's Preface. So, we'll keep it brief. Why read this
book? Why did we write it? The answer to both these questions is straightforward. We, the …

Object-Role Modeling (ORM) is a method for modeling and querying an information system
at the conceptual level, and mapping between conceptual and logical (eg relational) levels …

Abstract Models play an important role in Systems Analysis and Design (SAD). A
diagrammatic model is defined as a mapping from a domain to a visual representation in …

In current business practice, an integrated approach to business and IT is indispensable. In
many enterprises, however, such an integrated view of the entire enterprise is still far from …

Purpose The authors observe that actionable guidelines are missing from many reference
works on business process management (BPM). Also, success factors are mostly not …

Given the plethora of methods for information systems development and the fact that no one
method is equally suitable for every type of application domain, various proposals have …

This paper tackles two main disparities between conceptual data schemes and ontologies,
which should be taken into account when (re) using conceptual data modeling techniques …

Schedulability analysis of fixed priority preemptive scheduled systems can be performed by
calculating the worst-case response-time of the involved processes. The system is deemed …

In this study we investigate method engineering research by classifying studies into three
contexts: technology, language and organization. Within each context we examine research …