Measuring the business-IT alignment(BITA)of an organization determines its alignment level,provides directions for further improvements,and consequently promotes the organizational performances.Due to the capabilities...Measuring the business-IT alignment(BITA)of an organization determines its alignment level,provides directions for further improvements,and consequently promotes the organizational performances.Due to the capabilities of enterprise architecture(EA)in interrelating different business/IT viewpoints and elements,the development of EA is superior to support BITA measurement.Extant BITA measurement literature is sparse when it concerns EA.The literature tends to explain how EA viewpoints or models correlate with BITA,without discussing where to collect and integrate EA data.To address this gap,this paper attempts to propose a specific BITA measurement process through associating a BITA maturity model with a famous EA framework:DoD Architectural Framework 2.0(DoDAF2.0).The BITA metrics in the maturity model are connected to the meta-models and models of DoDAF2.0.An illustrative ArchiSurance case is conducted to explain the measurement process.Systematically,this paper explores the process of BITA measurement from the viewpoint of EA,which helps to collect the measurement data in an organized way and analyzes the BITA level in the phase of architecture development.展开更多
分析了现有体系结构建模方法的优缺点,针对目前服务视图描述框架研究在具体建模中存在的不足,开展了面向服务的体系结构建模方法研究。总结了面向美国国防部体系结构框架(Department of Defense architecture framework,DoDAF)2....分析了现有体系结构建模方法的优缺点,针对目前服务视图描述框架研究在具体建模中存在的不足,开展了面向服务的体系结构建模方法研究。总结了面向美国国防部体系结构框架(Department of Defense architecture framework,DoDAF)2.0的整体结构、服务视角、服务模型及模型间的关系,研究了面向服务的体系结构核心实体及其关系,建立了服务实体元模型,并在此基础上提出了面向服务的体系结构建模框架和过程,为开展体系结构建模提供了有效的手段。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71571189)the State Key Laboratory of Air Traffic Management System and Technology(SKLATM201806)
文摘Measuring the business-IT alignment(BITA)of an organization determines its alignment level,provides directions for further improvements,and consequently promotes the organizational performances.Due to the capabilities of enterprise architecture(EA)in interrelating different business/IT viewpoints and elements,the development of EA is superior to support BITA measurement.Extant BITA measurement literature is sparse when it concerns EA.The literature tends to explain how EA viewpoints or models correlate with BITA,without discussing where to collect and integrate EA data.To address this gap,this paper attempts to propose a specific BITA measurement process through associating a BITA maturity model with a famous EA framework:DoD Architectural Framework 2.0(DoDAF2.0).The BITA metrics in the maturity model are connected to the meta-models and models of DoDAF2.0.An illustrative ArchiSurance case is conducted to explain the measurement process.Systematically,this paper explores the process of BITA measurement from the viewpoint of EA,which helps to collect the measurement data in an organized way and analyzes the BITA level in the phase of architecture development.
文摘分析了现有体系结构建模方法的优缺点,针对目前服务视图描述框架研究在具体建模中存在的不足,开展了面向服务的体系结构建模方法研究。总结了面向美国国防部体系结构框架(Department of Defense architecture framework,DoDAF)2.0的整体结构、服务视角、服务模型及模型间的关系,研究了面向服务的体系结构核心实体及其关系,建立了服务实体元模型,并在此基础上提出了面向服务的体系结构建模框架和过程,为开展体系结构建模提供了有效的手段。