Svyatoslav Kotusev, Sherah Kurnia, Rod Dilnutt, Rogier van de Wetering
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Abstract
Enterprise architecture (EA) practice is a complex set of organizational activities enabling well-coordinated business and IT planning. Organizationally, EA practices are implemented by specialized EA functions, which have existed in many companies in some or the other form for decades. However, the problem of structuring EA functions according to the specific needs of organizations received almost no attention in the literature. To address this gap, 47 organizations and their EA functions were analyzed. Using the grounded theory method, the study develops a comprehensive theoretical model explaining the dependence between the relevant properties of organizations and the structures of their EA functions, including the appropriate numbers of architects, their specialization and structural alignment. This study offers arguably the first full-fledged theory on the structuring of EA functions and also addresses multiple practical questions that are likely to be asked by IT leaders willing to establish EA functions in their organizations.
企业架构（EA）实践是一整套复杂的组织活动，能够很好地协调业务和 IT 规划。在组织结构上，企业架构实践是由专门的企业架构职能部门实施的，几十年来，这些职能部门一直以某种形式存在于许多公司中。然而，根据组织的具体需求构建 EA 职能的问题在文献中几乎没有得到关注。为了填补这一空白，我们对 47 家组织及其 EA 功能进行了分析。研究采用基础理论方法，建立了一个全面的理论模型，解释了组织的相关属性与其 EA 功能结构之间的依赖关系，包括适当数量的架构师、他们的专业化和结构协调。可以说，这项研究提供了首个关于 EA 职能结构的完整理论，同时也解决了愿意在其组织中建立 EA 职能的 IT 领导者可能会提出的多个实际问题。
期刊介绍：
BISE (Business & Information Systems Engineering) is an international scholarly journal that undergoes double-blind peer review. It publishes scientific research on the effective and efficient design and utilization of information systems by individuals, groups, enterprises, and society to enhance social welfare. Information systems are viewed as socio-technical systems involving tasks, people, and technology. Research in the journal addresses issues in the analysis, design, implementation, and management of information systems.
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