Summary - Enterprise Architecture -
Master Information Management
Sven van Alem
, Table of contents
1. Introduction to Enterprise Architecture and the EA course (week 1)............................................. 3
1.1 Lecture 1a: Introduction to EA + Roger Sessions (article, 2008) ............................................. 3
2. Part 1: EA as a framework for design (week 1-2) .......................................................................... 11
2.1 Extending and Formalizing the Framework for Information Systems Architecture (Sowa and
Zachman (article, 1992)) ................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 The Enterprise and Its Architecture: Ontology & Challenges (Kappelmann and Zachman
(article, 2013)) ................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Lecture notes (Lecture 2a – Zachman Framework 2022) ...................................................... 15
3. Part 2: EA as a method for organizational change (week 3) ......................................................... 16
3.1 A Method to Redesign the IS Portfolios in Large Organizations (Groot, Smits, and Kuipers
(article, 2006)) ................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2 Enterprise Architecture Principles in Research and Practice: Insights from an Exploratory
Analysis (Haki and Legner (article, 2013 + 2020)) ............................................................................. 20
3.3 Lecture notes (Lecture 3a: The picture approach & reducing complexity) ........................... 22
3.4 Lecture notes (Lecture 3b: Complexity and Design principles) ............................................. 24
4. Part 3: EA as a business strategy (week 4-6) ................................................................................. 26
4.1 Lecture 5a: Ross & Weill book (part 1): What is your Operating Model? (Ch 1, 2)............... 26
4.2 Lecture 5a: Ross & Weill book (part 2): What is the Core Diagram? (Ch 3-5)....................... 31
4.3 Lecture 6a: Ross & Weill book (part 3): Maturity of the firm & IT Engagement (Ch 6/8/9) . 43
4.4 Lecture 7a: Guest lecture on Archimate ............................................................................... 51
4.5 Enable Business Transformation Through EA (paper, Tamm et al (2015)) ........................... 54
5. Part 4: How EA adds business value (week 7) ............................................................................... 57
5.1 How Does EA add value to organizations (paper, Tamm et al (2011)) ................................. 57
5.2 A resource-based perspective of value generation through EA management (paper,
Ahleman and Legner (2021)) ............................................................................................................. 59
5.3 Lecture 7b: Theories that explain business value of EA ........................................................ 61
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Master Information Management
Sven van Alem
, Table of contents
1. Introduction to Enterprise Architecture and the EA course (week 1)............................................. 3
1.1 Lecture 1a: Introduction to EA + Roger Sessions (article, 2008) ............................................. 3
2. Part 1: EA as a framework for design (week 1-2) .......................................................................... 11
2.1 Extending and Formalizing the Framework for Information Systems Architecture (Sowa and
Zachman (article, 1992)) ................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 The Enterprise and Its Architecture: Ontology & Challenges (Kappelmann and Zachman
(article, 2013)) ................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3 Lecture notes (Lecture 2a – Zachman Framework 2022) ...................................................... 15
3. Part 2: EA as a method for organizational change (week 3) ......................................................... 16
3.1 A Method to Redesign the IS Portfolios in Large Organizations (Groot, Smits, and Kuipers
(article, 2006)) ................................................................................................................................... 16
3.2 Enterprise Architecture Principles in Research and Practice: Insights from an Exploratory
Analysis (Haki and Legner (article, 2013 + 2020)) ............................................................................. 20
3.3 Lecture notes (Lecture 3a: The picture approach & reducing complexity) ........................... 22
3.4 Lecture notes (Lecture 3b: Complexity and Design principles) ............................................. 24
4. Part 3: EA as a business strategy (week 4-6) ................................................................................. 26
4.1 Lecture 5a: Ross & Weill book (part 1): What is your Operating Model? (Ch 1, 2)............... 26
4.2 Lecture 5a: Ross & Weill book (part 2): What is the Core Diagram? (Ch 3-5)....................... 31
4.3 Lecture 6a: Ross & Weill book (part 3): Maturity of the firm & IT Engagement (Ch 6/8/9) . 43
4.4 Lecture 7a: Guest lecture on Archimate ............................................................................... 51
4.5 Enable Business Transformation Through EA (paper, Tamm et al (2015)) ........................... 54
5. Part 4: How EA adds business value (week 7) ............................................................................... 57
5.1 How Does EA add value to organizations (paper, Tamm et al (2011)) ................................. 57
5.2 A resource-based perspective of value generation through EA management (paper,
Ahleman and Legner (2021)) ............................................................................................................. 59
5.3 Lecture 7b: Theories that explain business value of EA ........................................................ 61
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