From Demand to Supply: Layers and Model Quality

Abstract

Although the development of an appropriate Business Architecture is essential in realising organisation’s strategy, reflection on the desired information system service functionality and information system architecture is needed as well. Moreover, from an enterprise information systems development perspective, we need to help software engineers in creating generic, flexible and (therefore) future-proof systems. Focusing in the first place on the demand side of a software project and ensuring the quality of enterprise models is one means to achieve this. At the same time, bridging the gap between demand and supply is also of prime importance. Therefore, the MERODE approach builds on two main principles which, next to being of benefit to the demand side, benefit to the supply side as well.