| Preface | 5 |
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| Organization | 11 |
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| Table of Contents | 13 |
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| Modeling and Simulation | 13 |
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| Method Versus Model – Two Sides of the Same Coin? | 15 |
| Introduction | 15 |
| State-of-the-Art Analysis | 16 |
| Method Engineering | 16 |
| Reference Modeling | 17 |
| Convergence of Method Engineering and Reference Modeling | 18 |
| Convergence in Respect of Design Knowledge | 18 |
| Convergence in Respect of Design Artifacts | 19 |
| Intermediate Findings | 20 |
| Discussion of the Hypothesis | 21 |
| Positioning Generic Methods and Reference Models in a Model Taxonomy | 21 |
| Towards a Unified Design Process for IS | 22 |
| Consequences for a Unified Design Process | 23 |
| Conclusion and Outlook | 25 |
| References | 26 |
| Capturing Complex Business Processes Interdependencies Using Modeling and Simulation in a Multi-actor Environment | 30 |
| Introduction | 30 |
| Case: Electronic Payments Sector | 32 |
| Static Model of the Process Steps | 35 |
| Dynamic Model of the Process Steps | 37 |
| Conclusion | 39 |
| Recommendations | 40 |
| References | 40 |
| A Heuristic Method for Business Process Model Evaluation | 42 |
| Introduction | 42 |
| TheEPCNotation | 43 |
| Our General Approach: Pattern Matching | 44 |
| Control-Flow Errors | 45 |
| Comprehensibility and Style | 46 |
| Pragmatic Errors | 47 |
| Validation | 48 |
| Related Work | 50 |
| Conclusions and Directions for Further Research | 51 |
| References | 51 |
| Simulating Liquidity in Value and Supply Chains | 54 |
| Introduction | 54 |
| Atomic REA Model Construction Patterns | 56 |
| Exchange Configurations | 58 |
| Value Chain Configurations | 60 |
| Supply Chain Pattern | 62 |
| Discussion | 64 |
| Conclusions and Future Research | 66 |
| References | 67 |
| Enterprise Architecture and Governance | 13 |
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| Complexity Levels of Representing Dynamics in EA Planning | 69 |
| Introduction | 69 |
| Literature Review | 71 |
| IS Planning | 71 |
| EA Planning | 71 |
| Modeling of EA Planning | 73 |
| Evaluation | 74 |
| Review of Current Industry Practices | 74 |
| Company A | 74 |
| Company B | 75 |
| Implications | 75 |
| A Concept to Capture Dynamics in EA Planning | 76 |
| EA Planning Process | 76 |
| Complexity Levels in EA Planning | 78 |
| Evaluating the EA Planning Process for Complexity Levels | 80 |
| Discussion and Conclusion | 81 |
| References | 82 |
| An Approach for Creating and Managing Enterprise Blueprints: A Case for IT Blueprints | 84 |
| Introduction | 84 |
| Problem Clarification | 85 |
| Related Work | 87 |
| Fundamentals of Our Approach | 88 |
| The Case for IT Artifacts | 90 |
| Methodology | 92 |
| The Blueprint Management System | 93 |
| Conclusions | 96 |
| References | 97 |
| An Information Model Capturing the Managed Evolution of Application Landscapes | 99 |
| Introduction | 99 |
| Related Work | 102 |
| Elicit Requirements for Landscape Management | 104 |
| Developing a Temporal Information Model | 106 |
| Glossary | 106 |
| An EA Information Model for Modeling Project Dependencies | 107 |
| Reflection and Outlook | 110 |
| References | 111 |
| Enterprise Engineering – Applications | 13 |
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| A Service Specification Framework for Developing Component-Based Software: A Case Study at the Port of Rotterdam | 114 |
| Introduction | 114 |
| Research Methodology | 115 |
| The Service Specification Framework | 118 |
| Theoretical Background | 118 |
| Explanation of the Framework | 118 |
| Case Study Background | 119 |
| Case Study Results | 120 |
| Identified Services | 120 |
| Service Provider Part Evaluation | 122 |
| Service Function Part Evaluation | 123 |
| Service Usage Part Evaluation | 125 |
| Overall Evaluation | 126 |
| Conclusions | 127 |
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