Research project manager at the Institute of Information Management at the University of St. Gallen since 2006.

Born 1976, studied Industrial Engineering and Management at the Berlin University of Technology,
Germany, where he received his Ph.D. in 2006. Founding member of the competence centers "Enterprise Application Integration" (2002) and "Enterprise Architecture" (2005) at the Berlin University of Technology.

Since 2006, head of the research group integration and architecture at the Institute of Information Management with the "Competence Center Integration Factory". These competence center projects are realized in close collaboration with several companies funding all of the research work done in the respective research group. With each of the companies individual, large research projects are set up, which are coordinated by him. Furthermore he is one of the editors of the "Enterprise Architecture" book series and author of numerous publications in the areas of architecture and integration.

Presentation

A Stakeholder Based Approach to Enterprise Architecture Engineering
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a complex system that addresses the concerns of a large and diverse group of stakeholders. These concerns must be reflected in the models which are created and used in the EA management process. Current EA engineering practice positions EA primarily is a tool for IT architects. However, experience from visionary EA programs has shown, that EA is a most valuable source of information for application scenarios a diverse as business product portfolio management, IT/business alignment or security management.
In this presentation we will discuss the most important EA application scenarios and characterize the corresponding EA stakeholder information requirements. Based on the analysis of mature engineering disciplines we present an approach which systematically elicits stakeholder concerns and derives a customized meta model from these concerns. We also demonstrate how this approach is supported by appropriate EA tools. Application experience is summarized from a case study in the financial services industry.

Audience: Practitioners developing from IT architecture management to EA management, consultants

Key takeaways:-
1. benefits of EA beyond IT architecture modeling
2. prospective EA stakeholders and application scenarios
3. methodology for implementation and experiences from a case study

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