Non-Diagrammatic Method and Multi-representation Tool

Non-diagrammatic method and

multi-representation tool

for integrated enterprise architecture

and business process engineering

Dmitry Kudryavtsev, Lev Grigoriev

2013

Non-diagrammatic method and multi-representation tool for integrated EAM and BPE, CBI 2013

Outline

1. Problem statement

2. Related work

3. ORG-Master multi-representation modeling approach

4. Classifications and matrices: the ORG-Master

metamodeling language

5. The ORG-Master multi-representation tool

6. Role of classifications and matrices in integrating

business processes into enterprise architecture

7. Implementation experience

8. Conclusions

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Currently: EA and BP engineering = diagramming (mostly)


Diagrams pros and cons

Pros:

Convenient for knowledge elicitation and structuring view

(from particular viewpoint);

Effective for knowledge dissemination to final users

Cons:

Hard to align different views and integrate information

from different diagrams.

especially under the following conditions:

o evolving large-scale models,

o different and overlapping diagram types,

o many diagram instances.

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Matrices can help

IBM System Architect

ARIS

Business Architect


Problem statement

.. but the existing matrix tools

do not support grouping on the axis

(hierarchical axis). These tools represent only plane lists of objects

instances of two user-selected types in the repository.

This is a crucial limitation, since it doesnt allow working

with large amount of data;

long lists cannot be conceived by human brain


Research-based support: Comparison of the representation

power of matrix and node-link diagrams

Ghoniem et al. [7] showed that matrices outperform node-link

diagrams for large or dense graphs in several low-level reading

tasks, except path finding.

This difference is supported by user study experiments conducted by

Keller et al., as they found that node-link diagrams offer better visual

representation for small, uncomplicated entities, but they are a

complex form of representation for large systems and propagation

across systems [8]

[7] M.Ghoniem, J. Fekete, P. Castagliola, On the readability of graphs using node-link

and matrixbased representations: a controlled experiment and statistical analysis,

Information Visualization, 4, no 2, 2005, pp. 114135.

[8] R. Keller, C. M. Eckert, P. J. Clarkson, Matrices or node-link diagrams: which visual

representation is better for visualising connectivity models?, Information Visualization, 5,

2006, pp. 6276.


ORG-Master multi-representation modeling approach

Knowledge visualization and

distribution

Knowledge acquisition

Knowledge structuring and

integration

Non-structured and semi-structured

information

Integrated model

Diagrams

Matrices

Internal

representation

Diagrams

Text reports

Table reports Classifications & Matrices

External

representations

(Views)

External

representations

(Views)


Classification example

Kudryavtsev, D., & Grigoriev, L. (2011). Systemic

approach towards enterprise functional

decomposition. The proceedings of the Workshop

Convergence of Business Architecture, Business

Process Architecture, Enterprise Architecture and

Service Oriented Architecture within the 13-th IEEE

Conference on Commerce and Enterprise Computing

(CEC), September 5-7, 2011, Luxemborg. P. 310-317.


Classification example + some details


Matrix example 1

Components of the functional system Design and improvement of marketing are


Matrix example 2

Functional process Process architecture engineering of functional system is included in


Matrix example 3 (previous version of the tool)


Types and meta-editor


Classifications and matrices: the ORG-Master metamodeling

language


The ORG-Master tool architecture

Enterprise

model editor

(classifications

& matrices)

Enterprise

model

Reporting

and

query

module

Documents

Diagrams

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Meta-editor

Diagram editors

Query

results

Diagrams 1

Metamodel (incl. ontology)

Web-portal

Non-structured and semi-structured

information


Visio-based diagram editor

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Flow representation in a matrix


Diagrams generators

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Integrating business processes into enterprise architecture

Corporate and business

goals

Corporate and business

systems

Functional systems

Goals of the functional systems

Functional processes

Goals of the functional processes

Roles structure

Composition + Reuse

Strategy deployment

Results

Legend:

Classification/ hierarchical list

Matrix

Actions

Documents / Information

Kudryavtsev, D., & Grigoriev, L. (2011). Systemic approach towards enterprise functional decomposition. The proceedings of the

Workshop Convergence of Business Architecture, Business Process Architecture, Enterprise Architecture and Service Oriented Architecture

within the 13-th IEEE Conference on Commerce and Enterprise Computing (CEC), September 5-7, 2011, Luxemborg. P. 310-317.

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Implementation experience

BUSINESS ENGINEERING GROUP SPb (implements the method and tool)

Consulting

Organizational design, strategic management, business process improvement and re-

engineering, enterprise architecture management, quality management

Products

ORG-MASTER line of software products for organizational design and analysis

GOV-MASTER software for public organizations design and analysis

Seminars and Trainings

Business engineering School, School of business analysts, Business ideology school

Research

Models and methods of organizational design, enterprise engineering and modeling

History: management consulting, enterprise modeling software and trainings since 1997

Customers: large and medium-sized CIS business and public organizations


Implementation experience: business entities


Implementation in public administration

The GOV-Master is a version of the ORG-Master, which complies with the

federal, regional and local authorities modeling methodology developed

by the authors of this research.

The three aspects of GOV-Master framework (a version of ORG-Master)

implementation include:

- administrative regulations,

- structure and function optimization,

- performance management.

More than 10 administrative regulations have been developed for the

Federal Migration Agency, Federal Registration Agency, Federal Agency for

Physical Culture and Sport, etc.

City enterprise architecture modeling (Moscow) for:

- informatization planning

- requirements analysis

- inter-organizational process redesign


Conclusions

Diagrams are good for knowledge elicitation, one-view

structuring and dissemination.

Matrices are good for complex large-scale knowledge

structuring and on the fly analysis

Advantages of the suggested matrix editing technology:

provides big picture (context) and details simultaneously;

combine model development with model exploration and

analysis (e.g. gap analysis: highlighted elements without

links in a matrix);

compactness;

large amount of information can be clearly arranged and

manipulated at once.

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Thanks

Questions?

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Dmitry Kudryavtev

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Lev Grigoriev

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