Architectural capability analysis using a model-checking technique

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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.redin.n83a12

Keywords:

capability analysis, enterprise architectures, DoDAF, model-checking, requirements, TOGAF

Abstract

This paper describes a mathematical approach based on a model-checking technique to analyze capabilities in enterprise architectures developed by using DoDAF and TOGAF architecture frameworks. Such approach base is the requirements’ validation related to the enterprise capabilities by employing operational or business artifacts associated with the dynamic behavior processes. We show how this approach can be used to quantitatively verify if the operational models in an enterprise architecture can achieve the enterprise capabilities by using a case study connected to a capability integration problem.

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Author Biographies

Darío José Delgado-Quintero, Industrial University of Santander

School of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering.

Jormary Noguera-Muños, Industrial University of Santander

School of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering.

Gerson Alonso Flores-Rojas, Industrial University of Santander

School of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering.

Clara Isabel López-Gualdron, Industrial University of Santander

Professor, Researcher. School of Industrial Design, Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering.

Ricardo Llamosa-Villalba, Industrial University of Santander

Director of the Center for Innovation and Development for Research in Software Engineering - CIDLIS, School of Industrial Design, Faculty of Physicomechanical Engineering. Professor at the School of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering.

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2017-06-26

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Delgado-Quintero, D. J., Noguera-Muños, J., Flores-Rojas, G. A., López-Gualdron, C. I., & Llamosa-Villalba, R. (2017). Architectural capability analysis using a model-checking technique. Revista Facultad De Ingeniería Universidad De Antioquia, (83), 92–101. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.redin.n83a12