Alignment of Business and IT

FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Spring Semester 2018

Study Programme: MSc Business Information Systems

This course consists of lecture, exercises and an accompanying case study.

Literature, exercises and case study description are available for registered students at the Moodle course
(restricted access - for participants only)

Topics

1. Alignment of Business and IT - Introduction
2. Business Model Generation
   Lean Canvas
3. Strategic Alignment
4. Business Motivation
5. Enterprise Architecture
   Enterprise Architecture: Zachman Framework
   TOGAF: The Open Group Architecture Framework
6. Enterprise Architecture Modeling with ArchiMate 3.0 - Overview
   ArchiMate 3 Core Framework
   ArchiMate Motivation and Strategy
   Archimate Views and Customization
   Example for Views and Customization: Organization Model
7. ArchiMate Modeling in Practice - The BriteLite Case
8. Architecture Implementation
9. Enterprise Architecture Management
   Guest Lecture: EAM - A Practical Approach (Felix Brandmayr)
10. Meta-Modeling and Modeling Languages

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