Measurement of enterprise architecture readiness within organizations

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a model for measuring enterprise architecture (EA) readiness in organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper reviews the literature of enterprise architecture, defines and extracts factors and indicators of enterprise architecture readiness with factor weighting and indicators. Thereafter the authors propose a model to measure organization EA readiness in practice.

Findings

In this paper nine factors and 34 indicators that affect enterprise architecture are defined and an enterprise architecture readiness model is constructed. The model of research is practical, because it specifies readiness of organization in enterprise architecture and helps to define current state of organization via factors and indicators, and from priorities of factors and indicators, alerts organization of an optimization strategy.

Research limitations/implications

In order to increase the utility of the model for use in other organizations, further studies can help to refine the model.

Originality/value

The essence of extracting and choosing factors and indicators in this study is from enterprise architecture processes and key success and failure factors of enterprise architecture in organizations. In addition selected factors and indicators related to organization infrastructure not related only to enterprise architecture project planning and executing are examined through the use of a questionnaire. The model derived from this study can be utilized as a multi‐dimensional and practical model because of its complexity and examination of organizational infrastructures.

Citation

Jahani, B., Reza Seyyed Javadein, S. and Abedi Jafari, H. (2010), "Measurement of enterprise architecture readiness within organizations", Business Strategy Series, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 177-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/17515631011043840