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Representation, Assessment and Improvement of Information Systems Architecture

Representation, Assessment and Improvement of Information Systems Architecture
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Author(s): Andreas L. Opdahl (University of Bergen, Norway)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 4
Source title: Issues & Trends of Information Technology Management in Contemporary Organizations
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-39-6.ch146
ISBN13: 9781930708396
EISBN13: 9781466641358

Abstract

This paper presents an alignment model for IS-architecture work that integrates previously separate lines of work. The model explains what it means to group IS-architecture elements into IS-architecture areas and thereby offers a systematic way to generate alternative future IS-architecture solutions. This aids IS-architecture work in several ways and offers possibilities for automated tool support. A major benefit is that the grouping principles used in the alignment model can act as high-level principles for IS-architecture evolution in the long term. The alignment model is embedded in a comprehensive methodology that also offers a representation framework, a position, a method and a modelling tool for IS-architecture work. The methodology results from several years of case and theory studies, tool development, industrial projects and consulting.

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