On The Coupling Of Architectures: Leveraging DEMO Theory Within The ARIS Framework

This thesis project has been carried out within the Data and ICT Service Centre of the Directorate?General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat). The project is aimed at exploring how architectures that are based on the DEMO methodology and the ARIS framework can be consistently interconnected in practice. The architectures that were used are the Dienstverleningsmodellen (DVL) and the Uniforme Primaire Processen (UPP) of Rijkswaterstaat, which are based on DEMO and ARIS respectively. The research culminates in the development of a consistent coupling between these two architectures. The project is defined by the following question: “How can DVL and UPP models be coupled to each other in a way that is consistent?” The following results of the project provide an answer to the research question: - A description of the current state of coupling - A description of the consistent state of coupling - A method to achieve the consistent state of coupling - Guidelines to maintain the consistency of the coupling