How Service Orientation Can Improve the Flexibility of Executive Information Systems-An Architecture Reworked from a Business Perspective
ISBN
978-3-642-20632-0
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-05-05
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Jain, Hemant
Sinha, Atish P.
Vitharana, Padma
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
In recent years, service orientation has been discussed as a new design paradigm promising better manageability and changeability of increasingly complex IS. This article examines their role in executive information systems (EIS) design and contributes a reworked architecture that is more flexible than the state of the art. Structured in terms of four layers strategy, organization, alignment, and IT support it uses cross-layer modeling chains that enable even drill-through analyses when needed. Mapping loosely coupled services within an alignment layer provides the necessary flexibility. Two typical changes in financial accounting and management accounting processes at a telecom company provided an opportunity to evaluate the reworked architecture. Finally, the lessons learned helped us in two ways: providing concrete starting points for integrating service orientation into EIS architecture design and arguing for the reworked architecture on hand.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Service-Oriented Perspectives in Design Science Research
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Berlin, Heidelberg
Volume
LNCS 6629
Start page
306
End page
320
Pages
15
Event Title
6th International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST 2011)
Event Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
Event Date
05.-06.05.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
214399