Adaptive Enterprise Architecture Process for Global Companies in a Digital IT Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-43
Author(s):  
Yoshimasa Masuda ◽  
Alfred Zimmermann ◽  
Matt Bass ◽  
Osamu Nakamura ◽  
Seiko Shirasaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Digital Architecture ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

Enterprise architecture (EA) is useful for promoting digital transformation in global companies and information societies. In this paper, the authors investigated and analyzed the process for digital transformation in global companies, together with related work in using and applying an enterprise architecture framework for the digital era named the adaptive integrated digital architecture framework (AIDAF). Moreover, they position the AIDAF framework for processing digital transformation in global companies. Based on this analysis, the authors propose and describe a new enterprise architecture process for promoting digital transformation in global companies. Furthermore, the authors propose an adaptive EA cycle-based architecture board framework on digital platforms, while verifying them with case studies in global companies. Finally, the authors clarify the challenges and critical success factors of the process and framework for digital transformation with architecture board reviews in the adaptive EA cycle to assist EA practitioners with its implementation.

scholarly journals Adaptive Enterprise Architecture for the Digital Healthcare Industry: A Digital Platform for Drug Development

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Yoshimasa Masuda ◽  
Alfred Zimmermann ◽  
Murlikrishna Viswanathan ◽  
Matt Bass ◽  
Osamu Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Development ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Reference Architecture ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Digital Architecture ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

Enterprise architecture (EA) is useful for effectively structuring digital platforms with digital transformation in information societies. Moreover, digital platforms in the healthcare industry accelerate and increase the efficiency of drug discovery and development processes. However, there is the lack of knowledge concerning relationships between EA and digital platforms, in spite of the needs of it. In this paper, we investigated and analyzed the process of drug design and development within the healthcare industry, together with related work in using an enterprise architecture framework for the digital era named the Adaptive Integrated Digital Architecture Framework (AIDAF), specifically supporting the design of digital platforms there. Based on this analysis, we evaluate a method and propose a new reference architecture for promoting digital platforms in the healthcare industry, with future specific aspects of them making effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The practical and theoretical contributions include: (1) Streamlined processes through digital platforms in organizations. (2) Informal knowledge supply and sharing among organizational members through digital platforms. (3) Efficiency and effectiveness in planning production and business for drug development. The findings indicate that EA with digital platforms using the AIDAF contribute to digital transformation with effectiveness for new drugs in the healthcare industry.

An Adaptive Enterprise Architecture Framework and Implementation

2019 ◽  
pp. 412-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimasa Masuda ◽  
Seiko Shirasaka ◽  
Shuichiro Yamamoto ◽  
Thomas Hardjono
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Open Group ◽  
Advanced Case ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
The Us ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework ◽  
Rapid Shift

Considering the relation between Enterprise Architecture (EA) and IT is a prerequisite when promoting the uptake of IT by societies. In this paper, the authors propose an “Adaptive Integrated EA framework,” based on the results of a survey, to support the strategy of promoting cloud/mobile IT. They considered a unique advanced case and provide details and the structure/mechanism of building this EA framework in a global pharmaceutical company. Moreover, the authors revealed the effectiveness of the proposed EA framework by evaluating/analyzing the problems caused by the rapid shift to cloud/mobile IT in divisions in the US and Europe. Furthermore, they compared the characteristics of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and the “Adaptive Integrated EA framework” (global deployment) in building EA frameworks while evaluating the effectiveness of this framework to achieve digital transformation. Finally, the authors clarify the challenges, benefits, and critical success factors of the framework to assist EA practitioners with its implementation.

An Adaptive Enterprise Architecture Framework and Implementation

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimasa Masuda ◽  
Seiko Shirasaka ◽  
Shuichiro Yamamoto ◽  
Thomas Hardjono
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Company ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Advanced Case ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
The Us ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework ◽  
Rapid Shift

Considering the relation between Enterprise Architecture (EA) and IT is a prerequisite when promoting the uptake of IT by societies. In this paper, the authors propose an “Adaptive Integrated EA framework,” based on the results of a survey, to support the strategy of promoting cloud/mobile IT. They considered a unique advanced case and provide details and the structure/mechanism of building this EA framework in a global pharmaceutical company. Moreover, the authors revealed the effectiveness of the proposed EA framework by evaluating/analyzing the problems caused by the rapid shift to cloud/mobile IT in divisions in the US and Europe. Furthermore, they compared the characteristics of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and the “Adaptive Integrated EA framework” (global deployment) in building EA frameworks while evaluating the effectiveness of this framework to achieve digital transformation. Finally, the authors clarify the challenges, benefits, and critical success factors of the framework to assist EA practitioners with its implementation.

scholarly journals Sustainable Government Enterprise Architecture Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 879
Author(s):  
Montree Thirasakthana ◽  
Supaporn Kiattisin
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Shared Services ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Target Architecture ◽  
Design Idea ◽  
Government Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

The suitable utility of driving the enterprise architecture exercise is to utilize the enterprise architecture framework as the fundamental guidance. But there are some challenges of applying those frameworks for government and their agencies because most of the frameworks have concentrated focus for the private sector which some fundamentally requirement of government would be specifically different. This paper aims to propose that the sustainable government enterprise architecture framework specifically applies for the national strategic planning in the optimum exercise process and clarity guidance for the information technology organization being able to transform and improve their services for an achievable adaptation efficiency, simplification, cost management, collaboration, shareability, and standardization which accommodate the rapidly changing service usability on digitalization known as “e-Government.” The fundamental design idea of this proposed framework has identified five keys principles, which are (1) legislation support, (2) top-down target architecture, (3) architecture governance, (4) shared services, and (5) cross-organization collaboration that would be considered as the key critical success factors for achieving the exercise. The overall response of the specific expert survey of this proposed framework has demonstrated the consensus responded at 90 percentage agreeable, which would strongly consider this framework applicable for groups of developing countries as the baseline framework for their digitalized transformation.

Modeling pervasive platforms and digital services for smart urban transformation using an enterprise architecture framework

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bokolo Anthony Jnr ◽  
Sobah Abbas Petersen ◽  
Markus Helfert ◽  
Dirk Ahlers ◽  
John Krogstie
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Digital Service ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

PurposeIn smart cities pervasive systems are deployed by enterprises and stakeholders in municipalities to provide digital services to citizens. But cities are faced with the challenge of achieving system pluggability, mainly service integration due to numerous actors and systems needed for smart urban transformation. Hence, there is need to employ a comprehensive and holistic approach to help achieve service integration of pervasive platforms. Therefore, this study presents an Enterprise Architecture Framework (EAF) to support smart urban transformation.Design/methodology/approachIn this study the design science research methodology is adopted based on a multi-case studies of two organizations and data is collected using semi-structured interview from an organizations and municipality in Norway to validate how service integration can be achieved by the developed EAF to address pluggability challenges faced in urban environment.FindingsFindings suggest that the presented EAF provides the structure to manage changes and maintain urban transformation and aims to align the business with the underlying information systems from the perspective of the stakeholders. Additionally, findings from the case studies modelled in ArchiMate language depict how service integration of different pervasive platforms provide digital services for smart urban transformation.Research limitations/implicationsThis research only employed semi-structured interviews to validate service integration of digital platforms, other identified dimensions of pluggability were not fully addressed in this study.Practical implicationsFindings from the case studies provides insights on how pervasive platforms can be integrated to achieve a pluggable digital service from different stakeholders and data sources in practice. The developed EAF presented in this study provide a model that supports collection and exchange of data from different data sources in smart urban environment to enable the provision and consumption of digital services.Social implicationsThe developed EAF aids system pluggability of actors and systems in providing digital service such as smart urban transformation that contributes to sustainable use of electric mobility in cities.Originality/valueAs cities increasingly deploy pervasive platforms to support urban innovation, researchers are seeking to explore how these platforms shape urban transformation. Presently, prior studies do not offer important insights into pervasive platform management from urban perspective. Against this backdrop, this study employs the information systems perspective of digital platforms literature roots in software development and physical product development to depict how the EAF can be employed to describe specific cases that integrate different pervasive platforms deployed by different stakeholders communicating to co-create collective digital services to citizens.

The Business Transformation Framework and Enterprise Architecture Framework for Managers in Business Innovation

2019 ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Antoine Trad ◽  
Damir Kalpić
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework ◽  
Security Operations ◽  
Business Engineering ◽  
Security Standards

The business transformation project (BTP) of a modern business environment needs a well-designed information and cyber technology security automation concept (ITSAC) that, in turn, depends on measurable success factors. These factors are used for the evolution of the transformation process. During the last decade, due to the global insecurity and financial crisis, the security strategies are not efficient. That is mainly due to the fact that businesses depend on security standards, cyber and information technology evolution, enterprise architecture, business engineering, and multilevel interoperability. They are restricted to blindfolded infrastructure security operations. Major BTPs are brutally wrecked by various security violations that may cause a no-go decision.

scholarly journals Driving digital transformation of comprehensive primary health services at scale in India: an enterprise architecture framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (Suppl 5) ◽  
pp. e005242
Author(s):  
Sunita Nadhamuni ◽  
Oommen John ◽  
Mallari Kulkarni ◽  
Eshan Nanda ◽  
Sethuraman Venkatraman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Primary Health Services ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

In its commitment towards Sustainable Development Goals, India envisages comprehensive primary health services as a key pillar in achieving universal health coverage. Embedded in siloed vertical programmes, their lack of interoperability and standardisation limits sustainability and hence their benefits have not been realised yet. We propose an enterprise architecture framework that overcomes these challenges and outline a robust futuristic digital health infrastructure for delivery of efficient and effective comprehensive primary healthcare. Core principles of an enterprise platform architecture covering four platform levers to facilitate seamless service delivery, monitor programmatic performance and facilitate research in the context of primary healthcare are listed. A federated architecture supports the custom needs of states and health programmes through standardisation and decentralisation techniques. Interoperability design principles enable integration between disparate information technology systems to ensure continuum of care across referral pathways. A responsive data architecture meets high volume and quality requirements of data accessibility in compliance with regulatory requirements. Security and privacy by design underscore the importance of building trust through role-based access, strong user authentication mechanisms, robust data management practices and consent. The proposed framework will empower programme managers with a ready reference toolkit for designing, implementing and evaluating primary care platforms for large-scale deployment. In the context of health and wellness centres, building a responsive, resilient and reliable enterprise architecture would be a fundamental path towards strengthening health systems leveraging digital health interventions. An enterprise architecture for primary care is the foundational building block for an efficient national digital health ecosystem. As citizens take ownership of their health, futuristic digital infrastructure at the primary care level will determine the health-seeking behaviour and utilisation trajectory of the nation.

Aligning Operational Decisions to Enterprise Objectives Through a Dynamic Enterprise Architecture Approach

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Chadha ◽  
M. Pemberton ◽  
A. Crockett ◽  
J. Sharkey ◽  
J. Sacks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Operational Decisions ◽  
Business Decision ◽  
Business Executive ◽  
Decision Systems ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

As the rate of change in both business models and business complexity increases, enterprise architecture can be positioned to supply decision support for executives. The authors propose a dynamic enterprise architecture framework that supports business executive needs for rapid response and contextualized numerical decision support. The classic approaches to business decision making are both over simplified and insufficient to account for the dynamic complexities of reality. Recent failures of historically sound businesses demonstrate that a more robust mathematical approach is required to establish and maintain the alignment between operational decisions and enterprise objectives. We begin with an enterprise architecture (EA) framework that is robust enough to capture the elements of the business within the structure of a meta model that describes how the elements will be stored and tested for completeness and coherence. We add to that the analytical tools needed to innovate and improve the business. Finally, dynamic causal and agent layers are added to account for the qualitative and evolutionary elements that are normally missing or over simplified in most decision systems. This results in a dynamic model of an enterprise that can be simulated and analyzed to answer key business questions and provide decision support. We present a case study and demonstrate how the models are used within the decision framework to support executive decision makers.

The Business Transformation Enterprise Architecture Framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-101
Author(s):  
Antoine Trad
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
Base Functions ◽  
Enterprise Architecture Framework

This chapter's author based his cross-functional research on an authentic and proprietary mixed research method that is supported by intelligent neural networks combined with a heuristics motor, named the applied mathematical model (AMM). The proposed AMM base functions like the human empiric decision-making process that can be compared to the behaviour-driven development. The AMM is supported by many real-life cases of business and architecture transformation projects in the domain of intelligent strategic development and operations (iSDevOps) that is supported by the alignment of various standards and development strategies that biases the standard market development and operations (DevOps) procedures, which are Sisyphean tasks.

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