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Toward Developing An Enterprise Architecture Orientation Model: Mapping the Present and Future Enterprise Architecture from the Alignment and Integration Perspective  

Son, Jeong-Son (The Graduate School of Business Information Technology, Kookmin University)
Juhn, Sung-Hyun (The Graduate School of Business Information Technology, Kookmin University)
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Information Systems Review / v.12, no.2, 2010 , pp. 1-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most enterprise information systems today are silo systems in that they are not properly aligned nor integrated with one another. Such silo systems result because enterprises lack an architectural perspective in the planning and development of the systems. This paper proposes an Enterprise Architecture Orientation Model as a framework for the analysis, planning and design of the architectural quality of enterprise information systems. The model decomposes enterprise architecture into two dimensions-alignment and integration, and specifies for each dimension the general development and evolution stages enterprises may traverse. The alignment dimension represents the vertical strategic alignment of the systems with the vision, mission, strategy and goals of the enterprise, and is analyzed in terms of the performance, capability, and strategy of the enterprise. The integration dimension, on the other hand, represents the horizontal and functional integration among the systems that span organizational functions and boundaries, and is analyzed in terms of such technological components as IT infrastructure, data, application, and business processes. The model combines the alignment and integration dimensions to form a two-dimensional conceptual space for mapping the architectural quality of the enterprise. It is proposed that an enterprise use the model to identify and understand its position now and in the future in the architectural quality of the enterprise information systems. It is also proposed that the model provides a tool for the planning and design of the transition from one stage to the next in the alignment and integration of the systems to reach an architectural maturity. At the end, the paper discusses how the model can be applied differently according to the strategic orientation of the enterprise. An example of the usage of the model is presented.
Keywords
Enterprise Architecture Orientation; Enterprise Architecture; Alignment; Integration; Enterprise Architecture Planning; Information Strategy Planning;
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