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 …

Abstract An Enterprise Architecture (EA) is an instrument that focuses on coherence
between business processes, information distribution, and technology infrastructure of an …

IT architects in practice have a difficult task in extending and adapting enterprise information
systems. Mastering complexity is a first priority. This is still more art than craftsmanship in …

The main purpose of this paper is to develop a model that assures the alignment between
business and IT (BITA) for IT projects, based on the Ampersand method. BITA is essential in …

We compare two contemporary approaches under development for business rules
engineering with the aim to understand their coverage of business rules and their potentials …

De idee om logica toe te passen op wet-en regelgeving is niet nieuw. Al langere tijd zijn
wetenschappers gefascineerd door de idee om een juridische beslissing af te leiden uit …

Service-oriented systems are seen as an IT trend impacting businesses. Successful
implementation and maintenance of such systems demands their modelling. However most …

Businesses run on policies and procedures. These are made actionable by business rules.
Business rules may apply to people, processes, or corporate behaviour. A business might …

In this paper we define a behavioural model for a declarative approach called Ampersand,
which specifies a system using declarations of business rules that should be maintained by …

Large business administrations rely on workflow systems to coordinate their business
processes. In practice, workflow models are the blob-and-arc diagrams that outline required …