A catalog of automated analysis methods for enterprise models

Area of Science:

• Information Systems
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Engineering

Background:

• Enterprise models document business and IT structures but manual analysis is complex and error-prone.
• Existing automated analysis methods are often metamodel-specific and lack general applicability.
• There is a need for standardized, broadly applicable automated analysis methods for enterprise models.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compile, classify, structure, and characterize automated analysis methods for enterprise models.
• To express these methods in a standardized modeling language for wider use.
• To implement the characterized methods within a dedicated modeling tool.

Main Methods:

• Comprehensive literature review to identify existing automated analysis methods.
• Classification and structuring of identified methods based on their characteristics and applicability.
• Standardization of methods using a common modeling language.
• Implementation of the standardized methods in a proprietary modeling tool.

Main Results:

• A structured catalog of automated enterprise model analysis methods.
• Standardized representations of these methods enabling broader application.
• A functional implementation of these methods within a modeling tool.

Conclusions:

• The presented work offers a standardized approach to automated enterprise model analysis.
• The developed methods and tool aim to improve the efficiency and accuracy of enterprise analysis.
• This research contributes to more robust and reliable enterprise architecture management.