Modeling the Supply and Demand of Architectural Information on Enterprise Level

Enterprise architecture (EA) management aims at analyzing and improving the enterprise as a whole. A correct and consistent analysis is based on reliable EA data. However, current industrial practice shows that many persons need to collect, prepare, and disseminate EA relevant data while only a small group of persons actually benefits from this information. This state of affairs has a negative impact on the motivation of those who are in charge of gathering EA information. Additionally, the monetary value of this information is often implicit. To overcome this situation, this paper presents an approach to model the supply and demand situation for EA information. The resulting model helps to understand, explain, and ease EA-related information gathering. The applicability of the resulting model is demonstrated with the help of a real world case study from the German federal government.