Open Group Architecture Framework Research Articles

Big data-oriented energy prosumption service in smart community districts: a multi-case study perspective

The smart grid achieves bidirectional information and energy flow between energy consumer and utility grid, aiding energy users not only to utilize energy, but also to produce, sell, and share energy with other consumers or with the utility grid. This type of energy user is referred to as the “prosumer”. Thus, prosumer management structures are important within energy market. However, prior studies on energy sustainability has paid little attention on prosumer involvement and management. Likewise, the continuous growth of cities has increased data processing complexity. Consequently, processing and analysis of historical, online, and real-time streaming data from energy sensors and metering devices has become a major issue in smart cities. Therefore, this research aims to present an architecture based on big data to improve energy prosumption in smart community districts by applying enterprise architecture approach grounded on The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). Accordingly, qualitative methodology is adopted to collect data by employing case study by focus group interview from two energy companies in Norway to preliminarily validate the architecture. Findings from the case studies was demonstrated in ArchiMate modeling language to evaluate the applicability of the architecture. Moreover, findings from this study provides practical scenario that energy service providers can refer to in designing their own energy data platforms. Essentially, the architecture can be utilized as a guide to help municipalities and policy makers in creating approach for energy data analytics in smart community districts towards making decisions for future energy prosumption planning.

Perancangan Arsitektur Sistem dan Teknologi Informasi Menggunakan Togaf ADM (Studi Kasus Dinas Perhubungan Kota Balikpapan)

Utilization of information systems or technology in an organization is needed to improve organizational efficiency. This relates to the rapid development of information systems or technology that affect the ongoing business processes. The effectiveness is in the form of aligning business strategy with information system strategy and business transformation. However, the dilemma faced especially in Government agencies such as the Balikpapan City Department of Transportation is how to align business strategies and information systems strategies that will be used so as to achieve organizational goals. Responding to the problem, it is necessary to align between the business needs of the organization and the needs of the application to support the vision and mission to be achieved by the Balikpapan City Department of Transportation. This can be achieved by using the framework of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) which provides a detailed method of how to build, manage and implement an enterprise architecture known as the Architecture Development Method (ADM), hereafter referred to as TOGAF ADM. This research produces a mapping of business needs and application needs to support the vision and mission to be achieved through the information systems or technology architecture design including business architecture modeling, information system architecture, and technology architecture on the Balikpapan City Department of Transportation.

Information System Architecture Planning with the Open Group Architecture Framework

The purpose if this research is to develop a blueprint that can be used to build Information System Architecture that can integrate business and information technology with the aim of increasing the effectiveness and business efficiency of the company. The method used is TOGAF-ADM so that it is more flexible in verifying various types of modelling techniques used in designing information systems. The results of this study in the form of preliminary data collection from the TOGAF framework stage which in the future can be used for information system development that can be used at PT. Corocot Digital Creative.

Designing of Enterprise Architecture for Interior Furniture Production Based on TOGAF 9.1

The purpose of this research is to plan and design an Enterprise Architecture according to the needs and capabilities of CV. XYZ. In this research, the method used to design Enterprise Architecture was The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Architecture Development Method as a framework that would help to design the CV. XYZ. This research only used four phases of the nine phases of the existing Architectural Development Method. The output from the preliminary phase was input to the initial phase of the Architectural Development Method phase, in the architecture of the input vision resulting in the business process structure that would be proposed. In the next phase, the relationship between business processes and company divisions is illustrated. Which will later be the beginning of the development of information systems architecture and technology architecture. The conclusion of this research is the blueprint for corporate architecture design that will be recommended from the results of research that has been done correctly and is expected to help improve business processes to be more organized so that the company’s vision and mission become clear in the interior production division of furniture at CV. XYZ.

Designing Enterprise Architecture Using TOGAF Architecture Development Method

The purpose of this research is to developing an existing information system by designing a school data reporting system from the regional coordinator for further processing in the Sub Division of Programs and Reporting at Office of Education, Youth, and Sports of Karawang Regency (Dinas Pendidikan, Pemuda Dan Olahraga Karawang). The method used for designing Enterprise Architecture is the open group architecture framework Architecture Development Method (TOGAF ADM). The steps applied in this design are TOGAF ADM, among other Preparation, Architectural Vision, Business Architecture, Information System Architecture, and Technology Architecture. This research produces a blueprint that will be used to support informed business processes. The output of this stage will produce an enterprise architecture that can later be used by organizations to support business processes and achieve their strategic goals. This study concludes that using the TOGAF-ADM methodology as a tool used in designing this information system enterprise architecture can produce a design architectural models in general that are in accordance with the organization’s vision and mission and can be applied in other organizations that have similarities in business processes. The impact of this research is a solution to the problem of data loss and damage during the reporting process in the form of manual.

Perancangan Arsitektur Teknologi Informasi Menggunakan Framework TOGAF Pada Koperasi Budi Karya

This study discusses the design of information technology enterprise architecture in the cooperation of Budi Karya. The main problem encountered is that the management still uses a bookkeeping system. The information obtained in each section has not been integrated with other, the IT management organization structure is not sufficient because there is no staff who have specialized IT experts, and require development in information technology. This was stated in one of the Budi Karya cooperation missions which read "Adopting the development of information technology and modern management systems". This study aims to produce process architecture, data, applications and technology that can be a reference for implementing all activities in cooperation of Budi Karya. This research uses the TOGAF (the Open Group Architecture Framework) which is a framework that has detailed methods and tools for developing and implementing enterprise architecture, with 8 architectural phases of vision, business architecture, information system architecture, technology architecture, opportunities and solutions, migration plan, implementation Governance, and architecture change management. Data collection is done by direct observation interviews and literature studies. The results of all these phases will produce a detailed framework of process architecture, data architecture, application architecture, and architecture in cooperation of Budi Karya
 Keywords: Enterprise, Architecture, Cooperation, framework, TOGAF

Enterprise Architecture Best Practices in Large Corporations

Enterprise architecture (EA) is an integrated strategy, business, and information systems approach for analysis, governance, and information technology (IT) alignment. It is a comprehensive blueprint that requires the careful planning, documentation, and analysis of all the operations of an organization. Employing EA helps companies achieve strategic goals with the support of business activities and information systems. However, some large corporations avoid EA frameworks and methodologies owing to their implementation difficulties or the presence of conflicting frameworks and business needs. The goal of this paper is to increase large organizations’ awareness of enterprise architecture best practices (EABPs) and methods of EA framework implementation. Thus, this research has developed an EABP capability matrix to measure companies’ capacities to implement EABPs and provided lessons based on how 17 organizations implemented EABPs. Based on an analytical literature review, the developed matrix includes eight critical EABPs categorized under four themes: EA framework and methodology, strategic practices, business activities, and information systems. As practical and theoretical contributions: (1) This inclusive approach was not found in the EA literature as most past research focuses on only one of these themes. (2) The EA matrix can be used as a measurement matrix research methodology to measure the extent to which cases adopt EABPs, making it beneficial to EA researchers and practitioners. (3) EA practitioners can also use it to practically determine and rectify the weak points of EABPs, thus taking advantage of EA frameworks. The findings indicate that many large organizations implement EABPs as business-as-usual practices without EA frameworks and methodologies. However, those that adopt an EA framework use the open group architecture framework and rely heavily on enterprise resource planning in the implementation of EABPs.

Planning of Higher Education Information Technology Strategy Using TOGAF (A Case Study at AMN Cilacap)

Information technology that develops along with the rapid role of communication through the Internet makes technology and information systems have a position that is vital for the business alignment of an institution including higher education institutions. The strategic planning of this sector has a goal to develop the basis / guidelines in developing and developing information technology and systems to support organizational goals and increase increasingly competitive competitive advantage. Thus, the integration between business and information technology becomes important to support the competitiveness of institutions. The responsibility of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is to provide an accurate and fast information system based on the business demands of the institution. Appropriate standards and models are needed by higher education institutions to improve the alignment of business strategies and information technology. This study will explore the problems faced by AMN Cilacap and provide the development of information technology and systems needed to use EA using the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) methodology. TOGAF provides methods and tools to assist in the receipt, production, use and maintenance of corporate architecture.

Perancangan Enterprise Architecture Pada Bidang Agroforestry Menggunakan Metode Togaf 9.1 Adm

Perum Perhutani is a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) that focus on forest management. One of the Perum Perhutani’s main businesses is Agroforestry. To achieve the business goals of Agroforestry, Perum Perhutani requires an information system that is capable of supporting its management activities. In developing IT, Perum Perhutani has a reference, that is the SOE Regulation Number: PER-03 / MBU / 02/2018 regarding the Information Technology Management Preparation Guide that every BUMN must align business strategy with the IT strategy. So, Perum Perhutani requires the design of Enterprise Architecture. The framework that will be used in designing Enterprise Architecture is the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) method. The output of this design is a blueprint and IT Roadmap for 5 years that can be used as an implementation guide.

Business architecture: A differentiating element in the growth of organizations

Companies conceive technology as a way to systematize information and neglect the potential they can have by aligning with their operations to generate a differentiating element that makes them more competitive, being able to respond very quickly to changes and adapt their daily activities to any new reality that threatens its competitive environments. The application of the business architecture allows the technology to be aligned with the organization objectives, improving the agility and performance of its processes, managing the necessary change to adapt to both the environmental and technological changes. This research carried out a literature review on the application of the business architecture, the used frames of reference, the applied tools and the complementary theoretical concepts, based on a type of documentary research, carrying out bibliographic searches in the Association for Computing Machinery, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers databases using primary sources of information; whose purpose is to show how the implementation of Enterprise Architecture generates a differentiating element within organizations. Among the obtained results, it was found that the most frequent application context is private companies, the used frame of reference is The Open Group Architecture Framework, and the modeling tool of greater use is ArchiMate. This is how Business Architecture improves decision making and optimizes processes in organizations.

PEMODELAN ARSITEKTUR ENTERPRISE MENGGUNAKAN METODE TOGAF ADM (Studi Kasus: SMAN 1 WATUBANGGA)

SMA Negeri 1 Watubangga is one of the schools in Kolaka Regency that implement the flagship program, but the current condition of SMA Negeri 1 Watubangga does not have an integrated information system architecture according to the needs and objectives of the school, this problem arises because the school has not focused on the process development of information systems. Therefore it is necessary design of information system architecture SMA Negeri 1 Watubangga. Architectural modeling in this research using TOGAF Framework (The Open Group Architecture Framework) with ADM (Architecture Development Methode) method. Stages used are the preparation of architectural vision, business architecture, information system architecture, technology architecture, opportunities and solutions and migration plans.The result of this enterprise architecture modeling is the blue print model and framework in integrated school information system modeling to support the needs of SMAN 1 Watubangga.

Development of Enterprise Architecture in Senior High School Using TOGAF as Framewrok

Information Technology in supporting the running of business processes is currently urgently needed, this role is to support the running of organizational performance in achieving the vision of the organization that has been implemented, one of which is education institutions, especially high schools. SMA 123 which is located in the city of Bandung has implemented Information Technology, only in the application of information technology has not been able to integrate systems between parts. The system implemented between sections still stand alone and its impact on the difficulty of the management of the school to obtain statements that involve cross-section so that in making decisions requires a relatively long time. The system can integrate between parts of the organization and can provide the information needed by the organization to support the decision-making process using Architectural Design Company uses the TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) with the ADM (Architecture Development Method) method, which consists of the Preliminary stage, Architectural Vision, Business Architecture, Information Systems, and Architectural Technology.

Health Referral Enterprise Architecture Design in Indonesia.

ObjectivesIn this study an enterprise architecture (EA) was developed for a health referral information system (HRIS) for individual healthcare in Indonesia with reference to the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) 9.1. The HRIS includes patient referrals for vertical and horizontal references (internal and external), specimen referrals, and health personnel referrals.MethodsThis research was a qualitative study that used the interview and observation method of the Primary Health Care Information System (SIMPUS) application developed by the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT). The interviews were conducted at South Tangerang City Government Health Office with five resource persons who were responsible for conducting health referral processes.ResultsThe EA of the HRIS includes the principles of architecture, business, application, data, and technology architecture. Twelve principles, four referral processes, and three application reference modules and centralized applications comprise the architecture of the HRIS. The HRIS is a centralized integrated application that uses application program interface (API) to integrate with SIMPUS.ConclusionsThe proposed architecture was developed in an integrated and comprehensive manner for the individual healthcare referral process, which can be implemented by regulators and healthcare facilities. This architecture can also help regulators and healthcare facilities to standardize and integrate health referral data and related processes.

Transforming Service Delivery with TOGAF and Archimate in a Government Agency in Peru

The application of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and Archimate to transform the citizen's service delivery by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion of Peru is presented. The enterprise architecture development has followed the phases of the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) method: Architecture Vision, Business, Data, Application and Technology Architecture Definition to determine the source architecture, the target architecture and gaps to meeting the target architecture requirements. The strategic motivations, active structure, passive structure, behavior and different viewpoints models in the domains: business, data, application and technology have been constructed with the Archimate descriptive language. The viewpoints achieved by the conjunction of these open standards have allowed identifying fragmented and isolated business services, as well as duplicated data and duplicating application functions. A proposal for integrated and transversal services emerges as a result of the applied Enterprise Architecture approach. Design science is applied to obtain knowledge from the generated artifacts. The knowledge generated from this application can be useful for new initiatives to improve the delivery of services to the citizen in the Peruvian government.

TOGAF for designing the enterprise architecture of LAZISMU


 
 
 
 LAZISMU as an amil zakat institution has an important role in collecting and managing zakat for public welfare. The existence of Law No. 23 of 2011 and the Minister of Religion Regulation No. 333 of 2015 on Guidelines for Granting Permits for the Establishment of Zakat Institutions requires that the management of zakat, infaq, and sadaq (ZIS) funds be transparent, accountable and prioritize professional principles. For this reason, there needs to be support from information systems and information technology to achieve these business goals. Information systems and technology will be utilized optimally if the development is aligned with the business objectives of the organization. Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a bridge to harmonize the business needs of an organization with Information Systems and Information Technology. Enterprise architecture planning at the LAZ has been designed using The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) with Architecture Development Method (ADM). Data collection is done by interviewing and making direct observations of the organization. Analysis tools used are the Unified Modelling Language (UML) method and the Value Chain method. The results of this study are blue print business architecture, data architecture, application architecture so that it can support the business processes that exist in LAZISMU.
 
 
 

Architecture of human resource management system at universities

In carrying out the duties and functions of an agency, human resources are the most important part. The main function of human resource management is to ensure that the strategic objectives of the organization can be achieved and can meet the needs of institutions both in quantity and quality. This article discusses the design of human resource management information system architecture in a university which is integrated into a computer network that is capable of producing quality information to support decision making. The methodology used is The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) 9.1 which in this article is limited to the architectural stage of technology. The results of this study are in the form of blueprint list of application needs and technology infrastructure needed to support the employment function at the university.

Applying TOGAF for e-government implementation based on service oriented architecture methodology towards good government governance

As a Local Government Agencies who perform public services, General Government Office already has utilized Reporting Information System of Local Government Implementation (E-LPPD). However, E-LPPD has upgrade limitation for the integration processes that cannot accommodate General Government Offices’ needs in order to achieve Good Government Governance (GGG), while success stories of the ultimate goal of e-government implementation requires good governance practices. Currently, citizen demand public services as private sector do, which needs service innovation by utilizing the legacy system as a service based e-government implementation, while Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to redefine a business processes as a set of IT enabled services and Enterprise Architecture from the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) as a comprehensive approach in redefining business processes as service innovation towards GGG. This paper takes a case study on Performance Evaluation of Local Government Implementation (EKPPD) system on General Government Office. The results show that TOGAF will guide the development of integrated business processes of EKPPD system that fits good governance practices to attain GGG with SOA methodology as technical approach.

Aligning Enterprise Systems Capabilities with Business Strategy: An extension of the Strategic Alignment Model (SAM) using Enterprise Architecture

In the last decade, Enterprise Architecture (EA) has been proposed to have the potential to improve and support strategic alignment between business and IT. This paper reviews the literature on cross-domain strategic alignment, as well as on Enterprise Architecture, and presents a new model to depict strategic alignment between business and IT by augmenting the widely cited Strategic Alignment Model (SAM) with an Enterprise Architecture framework, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). The contribution of this paper is that it intends to present a holistic, generic model by synthesizing the SAM with the constructs of TOGAF to present a more comprehensive technique of modelling strategic alignment of business and IT. Also, the model illustrates this using Enterprise Systems as the chosen IT platform. Subsequently, the proposed model will be tested using empirical data from case studies and the results will be presented in another paper.

«БОЛЬШИЕ ДАННЫЕ»: КАК ИНФОРМАЦИОННЫЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ МОГУТ ПОМОЧЬ СТАТИСТИЧЕСКОЙ СЛУЖБЕ ПОВЫСИТЬ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТЬ РАСЧЕТА ИНДЕКСА ПОТРЕБИТЕЛЬСКИХ ЦЕН

The results of the study of the application of the Big Data technologies in calculating the consumer price index (CPI) has been presented. The object of the study is the state institution «Federal State Statistics Service» (ROSSTAT), the subject of the study - the process of calculating the CPI based on data coming to the ROSSTAT. The purpose of the study is to develop recommendations on the application of Big Data in the statistics of consumer prices. The business and information technology (IT) architecture of the ROSSTAT were developed with the help of the step-by-step instruction for the development of architecture TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework).

Implementing Burundi's national e-health enterprise architecture: past, present and future

Background and purpose : The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Burundi initiated in 2014 the development of a national e-health enterprise architecture aiming to reclaim its leadership in this field and to better align existing and future ICT implementations in the health domain with the strategic options defined by the National Plan for Health Development (PNDS). Methods : The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) was used as a method for developing Burundi’s e-health enterprise architecture. A first part of the study consisted of a detailed analysis of regulatory documents and strategic plans related to the Burundian health system and health informatics development. In a second part, field visits and semi-structured interviews were organized with a representative sample of relevant health structures throughout the country. Thorough analysis of human resources, business processes, hardware, software, communication and networking infrastructure provided both a baseline and a target e-health situation. Finally, a strategic document was developed for planning the way forward for filling the functional and technical gaps that had been identified. Results : the preliminary study demonstrated the donor driven unequal distribution of hardware equipment over health administration components and health facilities. Internet connectivity was problematic and few health oriented business applications had found their way to the Burundian health system. Paper based instruments remained predominant in Burundi’s health administration. The study also identified a series of problems introduced by the uncoordinated development of health ICT in Burundi such as the lack of standardization, data security risks, varying data quality, inadequate ICT infrastructures, an unregulated e-health sector and insufficient human capacity. The later architecture development effort resulted in the production and validation of a national e-health strategy for Burundi for the period 2015-2019 (PNDIS). This strategy has been put into implementation by the Ministry of Public Health and Fight against Aids since 2015 with the help of the country’s development partners. Conclusions : the results demonstrated the challenging situation of the Burundian health information system but also revealed a series of important opportunities for the future: a political will to reclaim MoH leadership in the health information management domain based on the PNDIS, the readiness to develop e-health education and training programs and the opportunity to capitalize the experiences with DHIS2 deployment, results based financing monitoring and evaluation with OpenRBF and hospital information management systems implementation based on OpenClinic GA. Keywords e-Health enterprise architecture, TOGAF, Health information systems, Burundi