Alignment of Business and IT

Lecturers:

• Knut Hinkelmann
• Barbara Re

Schedule:

March

• Monday, 20th 4pm - 7pm LA2 - Prof. Knut Hinkelmann
• Tuesday, 21st 2pm - 4pm, 6pm - 7pm LA2 - Prof. Knut Hinkelmann

April

• Monday, 3rd 4pm - 7pm LA2 Prof. Knut Hinkelmann
• Tuesday, 4th 2pm - 5pm LA2 - Prof. Knut Hinkelmann
• Monday, 10th 3pm - 6pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re — CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED Friday, 21th 10pm - 13pm - LA2
• Tuesday, 11th 3pm - 6pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re — TIME CHANGED

May

• Tuesday, 2nd 2pm - 5pm LA2 - Prof. Knut Hinkelmann
• Monday, 8th 4pm - 7pm LA2 - Prof. Knut Hinkelmann
• Tuesday, 9th 2pm - 5pm LA2 - Prof. Knut Hinkelmann
• Monday, 15th 3pm - 6pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re
• Tuesday, 16th 2pm - 5pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re
• Monday, 22nd 3pm - 6pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re
• Tuesday, 23rd 2pm - 5pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re
• Monday, 29th 3pm - 6pm LA2 - Prof. Barbara Re

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The objective of the module is to give an overview on enterprise architecture modelling and management as a means for the alignment of business and IT. On successful completion of this unit, a student will:

• understand the objectives and approaches forthe alignment of business and IT;
• understand the interaction of corporate strategies, business processes and information systems;
• understand the role of enterprise architectures for the alignment of business and IT;
• be able to explain the concepts of the different elements of enterprise architectures and the relationships between them;
• understand the success factors for enterprise architecture management and will be able to deploy enterprise architecture;
• be able to interpret and understand the importance and the role of models and methods for developing enterprise architectures;
• can model selective parts of enterprise architecture using standard methods for enterprise architecture modeling;
• Implement enterprise architecture modeling and management.

• Introduction to Enterprise Architectures: the role of Enterprise Architectures for Business and IT Alignment
• Business Model Canvas
• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (Zachman, TOGAF)
• Modelling an Enterprise Architecture with ArchiMate
• Enterprise modelling: (i) Business Process Modelling with the OMG Busines Process Modelling Notation BPMN; (ii) Modelling of organisational structure and Information Infrastructure, (iv) Business Motivation Modelling, and (v) Business Rules Modelling
• Enterprise Architecture Management

Slide del Corso

• Introduction into Business-IT Alignment and Enterprise Architecture
  • Slides: Introduction into Business-IT Alignment
  • Case: Business Transformation at British Airways
  • Exercise: Project Steps
    • Project Steps BPM
    • Project Steps IT Project
  • Case: Southwest Airlines
    • Questions and answers about Southwest Airlines
  • Reading:
    • Hanschke. I. (2010), Strategic IT Management, Chapter 2: Strategic Planning of IT.
    • Henderson, J. C., & Venkatraman, N. (1993). Strategic alignment : Leveraging information technology for transforming organizations. IBM Systems Journal, 32(1).
    • Bharadwaj, A., El Sawy, O. A., Pavlou, P. A., & Venkatraman, N. (2013). Digital Business Strategy: Toward a Next Generation of Insights. MIS Quarterly, 37(2), 471–482.
• Business Model Canvas
  • Slides: The Business Model Canvas
  • Poster: Business Model Canvas - A4
  • Example: Southwest Airlines Business Model Canvas
  • Reading: Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business Model Generation.

• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
  • Slides: Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
  • Video: Guest lecture by John Zachman - The Practice of Enterprise Architecture (password: Camerino)
  • Slides: Guest lecture by John Zachman - The Practice of Enterprise Architecture
  • Exercise: Zachman EA Scope for Southwest Airlines
  • Poster: The Zachman Framework
  • Reading: J. Zachman: Architecture is Architecture is Architecture

• ArchiMate 3.0
  • Slides: ArchiMate 3.0 Overview
  • Slides: ArchiMate 3.0 Core
  • Reading: ArchiMate 3.0 Specification

• ArchiMate - ppt
  • Example: ArchiMate Model for SouthWest Airlines

• ArchiMate 3.0
  • Slides: ArchiMate 3.0 Motivation and Strategy

Testi di Riferimento

• Bridgeland, David M. and Zahavi, Ron (2009): Business Modelling - A Practical Guide to Realizing Business Value. Morgan Kaufman Publishers.
• Definition of OMG modelling standards on http://www.omg.org
• Hanschke, Inge (2010): Strategic IT Management - A Toolkit for Enterprise Architecture Management. Springer-Verlag.
• Ahlemann, F., Stettiner, E., Messerschmidt, M., & Legner, C. (Eds.) (2012). Strategic Enterprise Architecture Management. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
• Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business Model Generation.
• Further learning resources distributed during the course .

The assignment is a project in parallel to the lessons. It counts 50% to the final grade. In general the Assignment has to be delivered one week before the exam.

Exams Dates A.A. 2016/2017

• 06/07/2017 - 11:30
• 20/07/2017 - 11:30
• 19/09/2017 - 11:30
• 30/01/2018 - 11:30
• 13/02/2018 - 11:30

Exams Rules (to confirm):

• Assessment consists of two parts: (i) written examination, closed book (50%) and (ii) assessment of the case study (50%).

Exams Results

• N/A