Table 1 The five-stage business ecosystem architecture design approach (Ma et al. 2021)
Stage of the business ecosystem architecture development | Purpose |
|---|---|
Stage 1 – Boundary identification of a business ecosystem | • Define and describe the targeted business ecosystem boundary with two dimensions (the targeted domain and the cultural/geographic boundary) |
Stage 2 – Identification of actors and their roles in the business ecosystem | • Identify actors and their roles |
Stage 3 – Identification of actors’ value propositions | • Identify value propositions for each role and identify the potential interactions between roles |
Stage 4 – Identification of interaction between actors | • Identify the types and content of the interaction between roles |
Stage 5 – Verification of business ecosystem architecture design | • Design minimum viable ecosystem and ecosystem roadmap • Visualize the developed business ecosystem architecture • Check completeness |