Mentz, JCKotzé, Paulavan der Merwe, A2015-08-192015-08-192014-09Mentz, JC, Kotzé, P and van der Merwe, A. 2015. Propositions that describe the intended meaning of Enterprise Architecture. In: South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) Conference, Leriba Lodge, Centurion, Gauteng, 28 September - 1 October 2014978-1-4503-3246-0http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2664620http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8061South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) Conference, Leriba Lodge, Centurion, Gauteng, 28 September - 1 October 2014. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's websiteIn scientific inquiry definitions serves the purpose of describing what something is in terms that are concise, precise and allows for clear communication. Since the start of the enterprise architecture (EA) research field the issue of the definition of terms and fundamental concepts has been continually debated. The ongoing debate is indicative of a lack of universal agreement on EA fundamentals amongst EA researchers and practitioners which, in turn, manifests as a gap in the literature with regard to the underlying fundamental concepts of EA. This paper reports on the results of an investigation into the description of EA‘s fundamental concepts. During the investigation a structured interpretation method was applied to two prominent enterprise architecture frameworks in order to produce a set of EA propositions that captured the fundamental meaning of EA as a concept. The investigation resulted in the =EA claim‘ that EA is similar, in intent, to the enterprise as a worldview is to the world. The =EA claim‘ and its supportive six EA propositions provide and explicit description of the foundational understanding of what EA is.enEnterprise architectureEnterprise architecture frameworksZachman framework for enterprise architectureStructured interpretation methodConference PresentationMentz, J., Kotzé, P., & van der Merwe, A. (2014). Propositions that describe the intended meaning of Enterprise Architecture. SAICSIT2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8061Mentz, JC, Paula Kotzé, and A van der Merwe. "Propositions that describe the intended meaning of Enterprise Architecture." (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8061Mentz J, Kotzé P, van der Merwe A, Propositions that describe the intended meaning of Enterprise Architecture; SAICSIT2014; 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8061 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Mentz, JC AU - Kotzé, Paula AU - van der Merwe, A AB - In scientific inquiry definitions serves the purpose of describing what something is in terms that are concise, precise and allows for clear communication. Since the start of the enterprise architecture (EA) research field the issue of the definition of terms and fundamental concepts has been continually debated. The ongoing debate is indicative of a lack of universal agreement on EA fundamentals amongst EA researchers and practitioners which, in turn, manifests as a gap in the literature with regard to the underlying fundamental concepts of EA. This paper reports on the results of an investigation into the description of EA‘s fundamental concepts. During the investigation a structured interpretation method was applied to two prominent enterprise architecture frameworks in order to produce a set of EA propositions that captured the fundamental meaning of EA as a concept. The investigation resulted in the =EA claim‘ that EA is similar, in intent, to the enterprise as a worldview is to the world. The =EA claim‘ and its supportive six EA propositions provide and explicit description of the foundational understanding of what EA is. DA - 2014-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Enterprise architecture KW - Enterprise architecture frameworks KW - Zachman framework for enterprise architecture KW - Structured interpretation method LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 978-1-4503-3246-0 T1 - Propositions that describe the intended meaning of Enterprise Architecture TI - Propositions that describe the intended meaning of Enterprise Architecture UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8061 ER -