On the Changing Role of Enterprise Architecture in Decentralized Environments: State of the Art

Speckert, Thomas; Rychkova, Irina; Zdravković, Jelena; Nurcan, Selmin

doi:10.1109/edocw.2013.41

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“…While the analysis [13] revealed some support for decentralization, the main conclusion drawn was that the EA frameworks of TOGAF, Zachman, and FEA are primarily supportive of centralized organizational structures, and therefore fail to address the demands of decentralized. A summarized view is provided in…”

Section: Deficiencies Of Ea Framework To Support Decentralizationmentioning

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“…The first artifact presents conclusions obtained from the literature study on potential deficiencies of current EA to support decentralized organizations. The artifact has been in details elaborated in [13], while in section 4 we present its summary. The second artifact is the result of the empirical case study presented in section 5, proposing EA principles supportive for decentralized organizations [14].…”

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Requirements for IT Governance in Organizations Experiencing Decentralization

Zdravković

Rychkova

Speckert

2015

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International audienceDecentralization of organizations and subsequent change of their management and operation styles require changes in organization's processes and heavily involve IT. Enterprise Architecture (EA) frameworks fit to primarily centralized organizational structures, and as such have shortcomings when used in decentralized organizations. We illustrate this idea on the example of one organization in the Higher Education sector that faces decentralization of its structure and has to adapt to it. Overcoming these challenges requires some new principles to be introduced and incorporated into the EA knowledge. In particular for IT governance, in this study we argue that peer-to-peer principles can offer more suitable governance over current EA frameworks as they are able to better align with decentralized components of an organizational structure

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Section: Deficiencies Of Ea Framework To Support Decentralizationmentioning

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Requirements for IT Governance in Organizations Experiencing Decentralization

Zdravković

Rychkova

Speckert

2015

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“…Similar conclusions were derived in [16], [17] stating that discrepancies between TOGAF and the federated organizational structure exist. Speckert et al [19] addressed the challenge of EA for decentralized organizations by investigating and concluding that commonly utilized EA frameworks need to be extended to support such organizations (included even FEA, which despite the recognition of individual units prescribes standards that are to be followed throughout the organization limiting thus flexibility and opinions of the units). However, as for the aspect of solving the identified problems, the results of this paper differ.…”

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“…However, as for the aspect of solving the identified problems, the results of this paper differ. [19] suggests a more theoretical solution, by utilizing peer production in the matters of decision making and governance within EA.…”

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“…However, previous research has shown that there are discrepancies between the EA and its possibility to solve major CIO concerns, such as decision support for issues related to the IT organization and estimating and managing costs [18]. Furthermore, Speckert et al [19], argue that EA frameworks do not support decentralized organizational structures. Combined with [20] stating that the frameworks were initially developed focusing on a centralization of IT and management; it entails an emergence of problems such as governance and decision-making irregularities in decentralized organizations.…”

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An Analysis of Enterprise Architecture for Federated Environments

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Nyström

Zdravković

2017

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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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