The Architect's Role in Business-IT Alignment

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Mosthaf ◽  
Heinz-Theo Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
It Business Value ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment

The importance of alignment between business and information technology (IT) for generating IT business value has been emphasized in many research papers. Current literature broadly supports that capable and sustainable enterprise architecture is essential to support business processes as well as future agility. In that respect, individuals performing the role of an enterprise architect are at the core of the interface between business and IT and their relationship with the business side is crucial to generate IT business value. Employing a qualitative study, the authors show that competencies such as profound work experience and business-related topics serves to bridge the IT-business gap and may foster alignment. This result contributes to alignment and governance literature as it emphasizes an individual level antecedent of business-IT alignment.

scholarly journals A coevolutionary framework of business-IT alignment via the lens of enterprise architecture

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 983-995
Author(s):  
Lin Menglong ◽  
Yi Shuanghui ◽  
Zhang Mengmeng ◽  
Chen Tao ◽  
Chen Honghui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment

scholarly journals Enterprise Architecture Repository to Support the Company IT-Strategic

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 8736-8742
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Implementation Method ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Role Of Information

The objective of this study is to identify the role of information technology in companies. The use of IT should create a synergy between business strategies, business processes and technologies to achieve the vision, mission and objectives of the company, and to offer excellence in the future. For this reason, the study uses the EA framework, where there are artifacts that are stored digitally in the repository. This study uses the EA implementation method when the main points of the EA development steps are implemented. The results achieved are the integration of new applications that are expected to be properly implemented so that companies can read their strategies to deal with competitors. The conclusion is that the proposed application can help the company achieve its vision, mission and objectives. And all business processes can be managed effectively and efficiently so that the company can compete with its competitors today and in the future.

From On-Premise ERP to Cloud ERP

2019 ◽  
pp. 816-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Mezghani
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Cloud Environment ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Way

One of the concerns linked to ERP implementation is alignment. Indeed, ERP systems affect almost all business processes and even some strategic choices of a firm. That is why many studies focus on alignment concerns when studying ERP implementation. Nevertheless, firms are more and more interested in switching toward cloud ERP. This involves great challenges for business-IT alignment of an enterprise. Also, with cloud ERP, data and applications are provider-hosted. So, the way ERP is managed may be redefined and achieving alignment might be more challenging. Thus, this chapter aims to expose the major challenges and issues linked to ERP systems alignment. Some tendencies and best practices are also proposed for firms to overcome the alignment challenges, mainly in a cloud environment.

The Role of IT Governance and Managing IT Investment on Firm Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-120
Author(s):  
Aboobucker Ilmudeen
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
It Governance ◽  
It Investment ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Performance Context ◽  
Business It Alignment ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
It Practices

Although the multifaceted effects of managing or governing IT have been taken into consideration in both practice and theoretical debate, the mechanism through which these bring firm performance is yet unclear and limited. Drawing on the resource-based theory and the process theory, this chapter aims to systematically review the antecedents of business-IT alignment on the firm performance context. The findings of this study show that the business-IT alignment is derived from IT governance practices and managing IT investment to achieve firm performance. This study proposes that the firm performance cannot be attained by merely investing in IT; instead, firms should focus on effective management of IT practices and strategically align their business and IT strategies.

A Visual Approach to Business IT Alignment between Business Model and Enterprise Architecture

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Fritscher ◽  
Yves Pigneur
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Visual Approach ◽  
The Common ◽  
Business It Alignment

In this paper, the authors put forward an intermediary model that can support the transition between a business model and an IT infrastructure, then provide an example of how the approach can be used. The model is based on a combination of existing models: enterprise architecture and the Business Model Canvas. The authors show how the proposed intermediary model, which has a strong focus on a business model strategy, can help IT alignment. The intermediary model can help alignment from either a business model focus or an IT infrastructure focus because of the correspondence between the two paradigms. The focus on visualization within the intermediary model aids in quickly illustrating the common ground held by the parties involved in the alignment.

IT Investment Consistency and Other Factors Influencing the Success of IT Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 176-208
Author(s):  
Tomi Dahlberg ◽  
Hannu Kivijärvi ◽  
Timo Saarinen
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
It Management ◽  
Research Model ◽  
It Business Value ◽  
It Investments ◽  
It Alignment ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
It Performance ◽  
Business It Alignment

IT Business Value (ITBV) research generally proposes that various “good” IT governance and management practices influence positively IT performance. Yet, this claim has proved hard to verify with empirical data. In this study we first identified and analyzed factors that are seen to influence IT deployment success, then hypothesized about the relationships among and between these factors and finally integrated the hypotheses into a research model. We then empirically evaluated the hypotheses and the entire research model. The consistency of IT investments as the response to the cyclical behavior of the economy is a novel factor introduced in this study to the ITBV research. Special attention was also placed on the perceived importance of IT to business, business-IT alignment and IT management. We used survey data of 212 responses collected from CxOs during an economic recession to test the hypotheses and the model for path coefficients and indirect effects. Empirical results confirmed that all research model factors influenced positively IT deployment success. Moreover, high values in the perceived importance of IT, business-IT alignment and the quality of IT management were discovered to be antecedents to the consistency of IT investments, and when that was achieved, the impact was positive on IT deployment success.

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