Designing Enterprise Architecture Frameworks : Integrating Business Processes with IT Infrastructure

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This book gathers together a critical body of knowledge on what enterprise architecture (EA) is and how it can be used to better organize the functions of systems across an enterprise for an effective business-IT alignment. The chapters provide a solid foundation for a cross-disciplinary professional practice. Introduction Setting the StageComprehensive Measurement Framework for Enterprise Architectures, Mahesh R. Dube and Shantanu K. DixitEvaluation of Aris and Zachman Frameworks as Enterprise Architecture, Melita KozinaAn Integrated Enterprise Architecture Framework for Business-IT Alignment, Novica Zarvić and Roel Wieringa Enterprise Architecture: New Business Value Perspectives, M. de Vries and A.C.J van RensburgOpen Issues and Novel IdeasPattern-Oriented Approach for Enterprise Architecture: TOGAF Framework, Mohamed Taleb, Omar CherkaouiA New Content Framework and Metamodel for Enterprise Architecture and IS Strategic Planning, Mouhsine Lakhdissi and Bouchaib BounabatAgent-Oriented Enterprise Architecture: New Approach for Enterprise Architecture, Babak Darvish Rouhani and Fatemeh NikpayADaPPT: Enterprise Architecture Thinking for Information Systems Development, Hanifa Shah and Paul GolderA New Method of Performance Evaluation for Enterprise Architecture Using Stereotypes, Samaneh Khamseh, Fares Sayyadi, and Mohammad Hosein YektaieSix Sigma Driven Enterprise Model Transformation, Raymond Vella, Sekhar Chattopadhyay, and John P.T. MoImplementationsEvaluating and Refining the 'Enterprise Architecture as Strategy' Approach and Artifacts, M. de Vries and A.C.J. van RensburgAn Enterprise Architecture Methodology for Business-IT Alignment: Adopter and Developer Perspectives, Zulkhairi Md. Dahalin, Rafidah Abd Razak, Huda Ibrahim, Nor Iadah Yusop, and M. Khairudin KasiranEnterprise Architecture Ontology for Supply Chain Maintenance and Restoration of the Sikorsky's UH-60 Helicopter, James A. Rodger, Pankaj PankajAn Enterprise Architecture Framework for Mobile Commerce, Khawar Hameed, Hanifa Shah, Kamran Ahsan, and Weijun YangEA-MDA Model to Resolve IS Characteristic Problems in Educational Institutions, Mardiana and Keijiro ArakiIndex Part 1. Setting the stage part 2. Open issues and novel ideas part 3. Implementations.