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An Analysis of Enterprise Architecture for Federated Environments

Authors : Niklas Lindström, Björn Nyström, Jelena Zdravkovic

Published in: The Practice of Enterprise Modeling

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Abstract

The challenge of business and IT-alignment has been a major concern for IT managers over the last few decades, as an increased congruence between the two aspects improves effectivity and results in organizations. Enterprise Architecture (EA) addresses the alignment by providing a holistic model-based view of the organization. However, previous research has revealed some generic discrepancies in prominent EA frameworks regarding their support towards more decentralized organizational structures. Following a case study research of a federated organization this paper analyzes in depth The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) EA framework, and based on identified discrepancies how it should be extended to provide an adequate support. By enabling the establishment and maintenance of a federated EA, the proposed extension should further increase the business and IT-alignment for federated organizations.

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Metadata
Title
An Analysis of Enterprise Architecture for Federated Environments
Authors
Niklas Lindström
Björn Nyström
Jelena Zdravkovic
Copyright Year
2017
Book
The Practice of Enterprise Modeling

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-70240-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-70241-4

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70241-4_11

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