The Open Group Conference, Barcelona, Spain
October 22-25, 2012
Objective of Meeting
The Open Group Conference Barcelona, Spain 2012 took place at the Hilton Barcelona.
The conference gathered to focus on Big Data – The Next Frontier in the Enterprise.
Summary
Each day of the conference included a mix of plenary
presentations, with industry leaders from near and far sharing their
insights on the conference theme; and a set of parallel tracks examining
specific areas in depth. The various tracks delivered presentations by
Enterprise Architecture professionals from both vendor and customer
organizations; and provided experience-based insight into the approaches
and methods that have proved most effective for developing architectures
around the world.
The presentations can be accessed from the links below under separate
daily headings:
PANEL: Big Data and Semantics
Panelists: Robert Weisman, Principal Consultant & CEO, Build The Vision Inc. Ron Schuldt, UDEF-IT LLC, and Chair of the UDEF Project of the Semantic Interoperability Work Group Larry Schmidt, Chief Technologist, Enterprise Services Hewlett-Packard
Practice-driven Research on Enterprise Transformation (PRET) and Trends in EA Research (TEAR)
PRET/TEAR: EA Management Effectivity
Development of Measurement Items for the Institutionalization of EA Management in Organizations Simon Weiss and Robert Winter (presented by Stephan Aiers)
The Enterprise Architecture Realization Scorecard: A Result-oriented Assessment Instrument Leo Pruijt,
Raymond Slot,
Henk Plessius,
Rik Bos,
and Sjaak Brinkkemper
Towards a Unified and Configurable Structure for EA Management Key Performance Indicators Florian Matthes, Ivan Monahov, Alexander W. Schneider, and Christopher Schulz
On the Categorization & Measurability of Enterprise Architecture Benefits with the EA Value Framework Henk Plessius, Raymond Slot, and Leo Pruijit
PRET/TEAR: Languages for Enterprise Architecture
Framework for Creating Pattern Languages for Enterprise Architecture Paula Kotze and Alta van der Merwe
Challenges for Automated Enterprise Architecture Documentation Matheus Hauder, Florian Matthes, and Sascha Roth
Building Strategic Enterprise Context Models with a Pattern-Based Approach Juan Pablo Carvallo and Xavier Franch
PRET/TEAR: Enterprise Architecture Management and the Ability to Change
Two Speeds of EAM – A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective Ralf Abraham, Stephan Aier, and Robert Winter
On Enterprise Architecture Change Events Matthias Farwick, Christian Schweda, Ruth Breu, Karsten Voges, and Inge Hanschke
Enterprise Architecture for the Adaptive Enterprise – A Vision Paper Eric Yu, Stephanie Deng, and Divya Sasmal
Practice-driven Research on Enterprise Transformation (PRET) and Trends in EA Research (TEAR)
PRET/TEAR: Advanced Topics in Enterprise Architecture
Assessing Modifiability in Application Services Using EA Models – A Case Study Magnus Osterlind, Robert Lagerstrom, and Peter Rosell
New Avenues for Theoretical Contributions in EA Principles – A Literature Review Mohammad Kazem Haki and Christine Legner
A Metamodel for Web Application Injection Attacks and Countermeasures Hannes Holm and Mathias Ekstedt
PRET/TEAR: Governing Enterprise Transformation
The Extended Enterprise Coherence Assessment Roel Wagter, Henderik Proper, and Dirk Witte
Designing EA Management Functions – The Interplay of Organizational Contexts and Methods Sabine Buckl, Florian Matthes, and Christian Schweds
Management of Largescale Transformation Programs: State of the Art and Future Potential Gerrit Lahrmann, Nils Labusch, Robert Winter, and Axel Uhl
PRET/TEAR: EA Applications
Method Support of Largescale Transformation in the Insurance Sector: Exploring Foundations Nils Labusch and Robert Winter
The Application of Enterprise Reference Architecture in the Financial Industry Wijke ten Harmsen van der Beek, Jos Trienekens, and Paul Grefen
Outputs
The presentations, tutorials, and workshops at the conference, and the
associated discussions and panel sessions, all provided participants
with a wealth of experience-based insight into current best practice in
architecture, security, and cloud computing, from leading experts and practitioners around
the world.