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Informal Study Group on Value Proposition for Enterprise Interoperability.
Final version of the report on Value Proposition for Enterprise Interoperability is available. See here (PDF, 1.396KB).
Why this initiative?
The lack of a business case for Enterprise Interoperability is one of the six dimensions of the EI problem space identified in the EI Research Roadmap. As noted in the Roadmap, 'The business case for interoperability is often not apparent to potential adopters of Enterprise Interoperability solutions, particularly for SMEs. Various technologies and tools resulting from research lack follow-up beyond (further) research. Large question marks remain as regards the 'value' and 'impact' of the myriad of initiatives undertaken within the research lab, promoted by technology providers, or organised around groupings of companies... Organisations lack examples of successful cases, best practices, and guidelines about where most value is created through Enterprise Interoperability. The complexity of Enterprise Interoperability operations from a legal and logistical perspective has been overwhelming, particularly in an international context. For enterprise decision makers, with competing priorities, scarce resources and limited time, venturing into solutions for Enterprise Interoperability has not been a realistic option'.
These considerations are critical for meeting the four Grand Challenges identified in the Roadmap. In addition, within the context of the FP7 ICT Work programme 2007-2008, the business models for new networked applications and services are important elements for their interoperation and reinforcement of Europe's technology and industry strengths, as foreseen for the expected impact of Objective 1.3 ICT in support of the networked enterprise.
Consultation Process
The open consultation process for the report has now been concluded. All comments received have been carefully studied and integrated into the report where appropriate. All written contributions can be found below.
Timetable
- The timetable for the drafting process of the Value Proposition can be found here (PDF, 37KB).
Document history
Version 3.0 (03 December 2007)
Main Document (PDF, 1.320KB)
Version 2.0 (19 November 2007)
Main Document (PDF, 1.262KB)
Contributions to Version 2.0
- Comments by the IMPORTNET Project (PDF, 23KB)
Alexander Mahl and Milan Marinov, IMI, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Wernher Behrendt, SRFG, Salzburg Research, Austria - Comments (PDF, 59KB)
Norbert Jastroch, MET Communications GmbH, Germany - Comments by the PANDA Project (PDF, 33KB)
Ioannis Ignatiadis, Kingston University (UK) and Iakovos Delioglanis, Q-PLAN North Greece Ltd - Comments by the SYNERGY Project (PDF, 35KB)
Keith Popplewell, Coventry University, United Kingdom - Comments by the ABILITIES Project (PDF, 72KB)
Claudia Guglielmina, TXT e-solutions
Version 1.1 (First draft – 24 September 2007)
Main Document (PDF, 876KB)
Contributions to Version 1.1
- On the Strategic Role of Legacy Systems in the Value Proposition for Enterprise Interoperability (PDF, 119KB)
Prof. Robert Meersman and Dr. Aggelos Liapis, VUB Starlab, Brussels, Belgium - Institutions for pro-growth conduct in the knowledge economy (PDF, 485KB)
Jan B.M. Goossenaerts, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands - Comments (PDF, 12KB)
Matthew West, Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd - Comments (PDF, 23KB)
Igor Santos, ESI - Challenges of Interoperability Issues for Enterprise Software and Applications (PDF, 735KB)
Luigi Telesca et al., Create-Net, Povo - Trento, Italy - Comments (PDF, 23KB)
Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves et al., University Lisboa, Portugal
Version 1.0 (Table of Contents – 26 June 2007)
Main Document (PDF, 9KB)
Contributions to Version 1.0
- Comments (PDF, 12KB)
Matthew West, Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd - Remarks on Business Models for Enterprise Interoperability (PDF, 134KB)
Norbert Jastroch, MET Communications GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany - Business Agility using Process Frameworks (PDF, 661KB)
Herbert Heinzel, H2O GmbH, Neusaess, Germany - Comments (PDF, 11KB)
Igor Santos, ESI - Smart-fm: Interoperability Framework for an SME-based industrial environment (PDF, 318KB)
Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves et al., University Lisboa, Portugal - Implicit Multilevel Modelling in Flexible Business Environments (PDF, 287KB)
Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves et al., University Lisboa, Portugal
Further comments were received from Nicklas Lundblad (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Sweden).