Implementation of Networked Enterprises Reference Model – Lessons Learned

Abstract New business conditions and current economic situation are forcing companies to rethink their way of working. To be more competitive, SMEs are forming Virtual Organizations (VO) where short-term spontaneous collaboration activities are rather common. This requires the structured knowledge of each company's competencies and availabilities. The current article briefly analyses VO' dynamics, explains maturity roles in context of the partner network and VO. An Enterprise Architecture Management project lessons learned for Partner Network in context of VOs are described.