Enterprise Architects Should Follow the Money

M. V. D. Berg, H. Vliet
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Enterprise architecture (EA) offers ways to steer and guide the design and evolution of the enterprise including its information technology (IT). One of the outputs of EA is improved decision-making about IT. Objective: This study aims to provide EA researchers and practitioners with insights into how IT decision-making actually takes place and what that means for them. Method: A systematic literature review was conducted in order to find and analyze primary studies about IT decision-making. Results: We found that IT investment and prioritization is by far the largest decision category. Money seems much more important than content. The IT decision-making process itself is subject to different variables and factors making every IT decision unique. We also found that both rational and bounded rational approaches are used in IT decision-making. EA has not a prominent role in IT decision-making. Conclusions: IT decision-making is a messy and complex process where money plays a prominent role. We argue that, if enterprise architects want to influence IT decision-making, they should follow the money by combining content with investment planning and prioritization. Further research is required into what distinguishes enterprise architects that are successful in IT decision-making, from those that are less successful.
企业架构师应该跟着钱走
企业架构(EA)提供了引导和指导企业(包括其信息技术(IT))的设计和发展的方法。EA的一个输出是改进关于IT的决策。目的:本研究旨在为EA研究人员和实践者提供关于IT决策实际上是如何发生的以及这对他们意味着什么的见解。方法:通过系统的文献综述,寻找并分析有关IT决策的初步研究。结果:我们发现IT投资和优先排序是迄今为止最大的决策类别。金钱似乎比内容重要得多。IT决策过程本身受制于不同的变量和因素,使得每个IT决策都是独一无二的。我们还发现在IT决策中使用了理性和有限理性方法。EA在IT决策中没有突出的作用。结论:IT决策是一个混乱而复杂的过程,其中金钱起着突出的作用。我们认为,如果企业架构师想要影响IT决策,他们应该通过将内容与投资计划和优先级结合起来来关注资金。需要进一步研究在IT决策方面成功的企业架构师与不太成功的企业架构师之间的区别。
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