Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change: A Case Study

Debbie Tarenskeen; Stijn Hoppenbrouwers; Rogier van de Wetering

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Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change: A Case Study

Debbie Tarenskeen, Stijn Hoppenbrouwers, Rogier van de Wetering

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In this practice paper, we report the outcomes of a case study in a new Dutch hospital, where enterprise architects are working toward a ‘lean’ and ‘simplified’ EA model to align existing IT systems to new requirements. The objective of the case study was to examine if the developed EA model could support architects in selecting components of an existing IT infrastructure for re-use, with regard to radically new requirements. We have developed an EA model in close collaboration with enterprise architects. This study reflects on the use of this model in the hospital. The approach combines analysis of the content in the model, a study of documents in the organization, and communication with the architects. We signal that the existence of an integrated suite for an Electronic Health Record system largely determined how the model was used. Reflection disclosed that a lack of information on requirements and applications, as well as low adaptability of existing systems, negatively affected the flexibility of IT in the organization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Practice of Enterprise Modeling
Subtitle of host publication	11th IFIP WG 8.1. Working Conference, PoEM 2018, Vienna, Austria, October 31 – November 2, 2018, Proceedings
Editors	Robert Andrei Buchmann, Dimitris Karagiannis, Marite Kirikova
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	25
Pages	383-393
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030023027
ISBN (Print)	9783030023010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02302-7
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	PoEM: IFIP Working Conference on The Practice of Enterprise Modeling: The Practice of Enterprise Modeling - Vienna, Austria Duration: 31 Oct 2018 → 2 Nov 2018 Conference number: 11

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Series	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	335

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Conference	PoEM: IFIP Working Conference on The Practice of Enterprise Modeling
Abbreviated title	IFIP
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	31/10/18 → 2/11/18

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Tarenskeen, D., Hoppenbrouwers, S., & van de Wetering, R. (2018). Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change: A Case Study. In R. A. Buchmann, D. Karagiannis, & M. Kirikova (Eds.), The Practice of Enterprise Modeling: 11th IFIP WG 8.1. Working Conference, PoEM 2018, Vienna, Austria, October 31 – November 2, 2018, Proceedings (pp. 383-393). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02302-7

Tarenskeen, Debbie ; Hoppenbrouwers, Stijn ; van de Wetering, Rogier. / Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change : A Case Study. The Practice of Enterprise Modeling: 11th IFIP WG 8.1. Working Conference, PoEM 2018, Vienna, Austria, October 31 – November 2, 2018, Proceedings. editor / Robert Andrei Buchmann ; Dimitris Karagiannis ; Marite Kirikova. Cham : Springer, 2018. pp. 383-393 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 335).

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Tarenskeen, D, Hoppenbrouwers, S & van de Wetering, R 2018, Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change: A Case Study. in RA Buchmann, D Karagiannis & M Kirikova (eds), The Practice of Enterprise Modeling: 11th IFIP WG 8.1. Working Conference, PoEM 2018, Vienna, Austria, October 31 – November 2, 2018, Proceedings. Springer, Cham, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 335, pp. 383-393, PoEM: IFIP Working Conference on The Practice of Enterprise Modeling, Vienna, Austria, 31/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02302-7

Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change: A Case Study. / Tarenskeen, Debbie; Hoppenbrouwers, Stijn; van de Wetering, Rogier.
The Practice of Enterprise Modeling: 11th IFIP WG 8.1. Working Conference, PoEM 2018, Vienna, Austria, October 31 – November 2, 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Robert Andrei Buchmann; Dimitris Karagiannis; Marite Kirikova. Cham: Springer, 2018. p. 383-393 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 335).

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Tarenskeen D, Hoppenbrouwers S, van de Wetering R. Reflections on Using an Architecture Model for Matching Existing Applications to a Radical Business Requirements Change: A Case Study. In Buchmann RA, Karagiannis D, Kirikova M, editors, The Practice of Enterprise Modeling: 11th IFIP WG 8.1. Working Conference, PoEM 2018, Vienna, Austria, October 31 – November 2, 2018, Proceedings. Cham: Springer. 2018. p. 383-393. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 335). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-02302-7

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