Open Models as a Foundation of Future Enterprise Systems (Dagstuhl Seminar 12131)

Abstract

This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 12131 ``Open Models as a Foundation of Future Enterprise Systems''.  Research on open models introduces a new model of collaboration among researchers, developers, and prospective users of reference enterprise models-leading to the prospect of shaping future enterprise systems. This seminar brought together researchers and practitioners with expertise in a broad range of fields including conceptual modelling, model-driven engineering, enterprise systems, software architectures, and modelling tool development.

The seminar mixed short presentations on the attendees' perspectives on open models with keynote presentations and working groups on selected research issues. Topics discussed include the shape of future enterprise systems amalgamated with open reference enterprise models, business domains to be addressed in first open models, requirements towards a technical infrastructure as well as organisational issues of open model initiatives. 

The seminar's discussions benefitted from the different perspectives of attendees on the common topic, raised important new questions on open models, and brought to light overlooked aspects important to future research activities.