An ontology-based semantics for the Motivation Extension to ArchiMate

Carlos L.B. Azevedo; João Andrade Almeida; Marten J. van Sinderen; Dick Quartel; G. Guizzardi

doi:10.1109/EDOC.2011.29

An ontology-based semantics for the Motivation Extension to ArchiMate

Carlos L.B. Azevedo, João Andrade Almeida, Marten J. van Sinderen, Dick Quartel, G. Guizzardi

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

The “motivation domain‿ of an Enterprise Architecture addresses objectives in a broad scope ranging from high-level statements expressing the goals of an enterprise to declarations of requirements on business processes, services and systems. An important development regarding the incorporation of the motivation domain in a comprehensive Enterprise Architecture modeling language is the upcoming Motivational Extension to ArchiMate (based on the ARMOR language). The extension proposes the inclusion of concepts such as concerns, assessments, goals, principles and requirements to ArchiMate. We believe that careful definition of the semantics of these concepts is required, especially when considering that the motivation domain addresses subjective aspects of the enterprise. To address that, this paper focuses on an ontology-based semantics for the Motivation Extension. We interpret the concepts by using the Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) as a semantic domain, and, as a result, propose well-founded recommendations for improvements of the extension.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Fifteenth IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference, EDOC 2011
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	25-34
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4577-0362-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOC.2011.29
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011
Event	15th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference, EDOC 2011 - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 29 Aug 2011 → 2 Sep 2011 Conference number: 15

Publication series

Name
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISSN (Print)	1541-7719

Conference

Conference	15th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference, EDOC 2011
Abbreviated title	EDOC
Country	Finland
City	Helsinki
Period	29/08/11 → 2/09/11

Keywords

METIS-285216
Goal Modelling
ArchiMate
IR-79139
EWI-21083
UFO
Enterprise Architecture Modelling
SCS-Services
Ontology-based Semantics

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Azevedo, C. L. B., Andrade Almeida, J., van Sinderen, M. J., Quartel, D., & Guizzardi, G. (2011). An ontology-based semantics for the Motivation Extension to ArchiMate. In Proceedings of the Fifteenth IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference, EDOC 2011 (pp. 25-34). USA: IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOC.2011.29

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An ontology-based semantics for the Motivation Extension to ArchiMate. / Azevedo, Carlos L.B.; Andrade Almeida, João; van Sinderen, Marten J.; Quartel, Dick; Guizzardi, G.

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