Extended Architectural Models: First steps towards the reconciliation of the 'soft' and the 'hard' parts of an enterprise
Auteurs
E. Dubois and C. Mauger
Référence
in 2015 IEEE 19th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, pp. 125-129, 2015
Description
Enterprise Architecture is now widely recognized as a central discipline for managing and governing the evolution of an organization, in particular from an Information System perspective. EA models are relevant techniques with associated tools for mastering and reasoning about the complexity of organizations. In the construction domain, architectural models are used for a long time and support building architects for managing complex constructions projects and their associated building lifecycles. In this position paper, we suggest how the two types of model can nicely complement. In the specific context of "smart buildings" where the 'hard' construction component is more and more intertwined with a 'soft' IS/IT component, we discuss and illustrate some needs regarding the benefits associated to the reconciliation of the two types of models. For a building architect, we explain how an EA model can complement a traditional architectural plan and allow to consider an enlarged perspective associated to a "Building as a service" paradigm. For an EA architect, there are also situations where there is a need to consider both the physical and the digital dimensions of an organization. As an illustration of this, we will discuss the security risk management domain where risks have to be handled according to a systemic perspective.
