Collaborative Enterprise Architecture Design and Development with a Semantic Collaboration Tool

Abstract

The design and evolution of an enterprise architecture (EA) is a challenging and complex task. A participative approach to collaborative EA management is needed to support the collaboration of all individuals involved in the process of EA design and evolution. This article presents our concept of a semantic collaboration tool for collaborative EA management. This includes the concept of a semantic, Wiki-like collaboration tool for collaborative EA management and an EA ontology as a formal representation of the EA. Additionally, the prototypical implementation of the semantic collaboration environment and its architecture are described and the benefits of the approach discussed.

A Semantic e-Collaboration Approach to Enable Awareness in Globally Distributed Organizations

“…Semantic networks are well-structured, flexible and intuitive; and as such, are increasingly being used for the development of software products. For instance, Fuchs-Kittowski and Faust (2009) develop a semantic web 2.0-like collaboration tool in order to support the collaboration of all individuals involved in the process of designing an enterprise architecture.…”