From business models to service-oriented design:  A reference catalog approach.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780494210635
Description: The service-oriented architecture (SOA) has been emerging as one of the most popular system architectures in both the business and IT communities because of its capability in achieving flexibility, agility, and responsiveness to changing business needs. However, these values can only be delivered if the business needs and strategic concepts are properly analyzed and met by the technical solution. The study of business models, stimulated by innovations in e-business, has become an important step to support such analysis leading to technical system design. This thesis examines the business modeling and analysis needs arising from the business models literature, and considers the potential of the i* modeling framework [Yu97] in addressing those needs. A reference catalog approach is proposed to capture recurring business models and provide design rationales for service-oriented design. A sample reference catalog is provided. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is evaluated using a real-world case study.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1535.

Advisor: Eric Yu.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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