Evaluating the Influence of EA Capabilities on Digital Transformation in the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia

Abstract

Enterprise Architecture (EA) has been adopted by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Indonesia since 2018 as a strategic methodology to achieve the MoF's organizational goals more effectively and efficiently by defining, mapping, aligning and integrating business domains, data, applications and technology. EA's role in digital transformation is listed in the MoF's EA Vision, namely as an orchestrator who accelerates and harmonizes digital transformation in the MoF and focuses on outcomes. However, a number of stakeholders considered that the value provided by EA to support the MoF's digital transformation was considered not optimal. This is allegedly caused by the insufficient maturity level of the MoF's EA capability. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the perceptions of the MoF's EA Team on the maturity of EA capabilities and their influence on the MoF's digital transformation. The methodology used in analyzing this effect is the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). The research findings demonstrate that the MoF's EA capabilities, categorized into enabler capability and utilization capability, have a significant positive influence on the digital transformation within the MoF.