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A Survival Analysis of Application Life Spans based on Enterprise Architecture Models
ISBN
978-3-88579-246-8
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2009-09-10
Author(s)
Buckl, Sabine
Franke, Ulrik
Johnson, Pontus
Naerman, Per
Schweda, Christian M.
Ullberg, Johan
Editor(s)
Mendling, Jan
Rinderle-Ma, Stefanie
Esswein, Werner
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
Modern enterprises face the challenge to survive in an ever changing environment. One commonly accepted means to address this challenge and further enhance survivability is enterprise architecture (EA) management, which provides a holistic model-based approach to business/IT alignment. Thereby, the decisions taken in the context of EA management are based on accurate documentation of IT systems and business processes. The maintenance of such documentation causes high investments for enterprises, especially in the absence of information on the change rates of different systems and processes. In this paper we propose a method for gathering and analyzing such information. The method is used to analyze the life spans of the application portfolio of three companies from different industry sectors. Based on the results of the three case studies implications and limitations of the method are discussed.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Enterprise modelling and information systems architectures : proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures
Publisher
Ges. für Informatik
Publisher place
Bonn
Volume
LNI P-152
Start page
141
End page
154
Pages
14
Event Title
3rd International Workshop on Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures (EMISA)
Event Location
Ulm
Event Date
10.-11.09.2009
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
213537