This paper explores the role of enterprise architecture planning in business IT alignment. An enterprise architecture through it layers and models transforms business objectives into technology solutions. If these views are supported by a governance approach and framework an enterprise architecture can be invaluable in business IT alignment.
This paper proposes a framework and reference model to align business and technology architectures creating a holistic enterprise architecture for the organization. Combined with a robust IT Governance capability this can create an agile, flexible, responsive, effective, and efficient organization with IT aligned with business requirements.
Rapid change and resulting shortening of business cycles has put tremendous pressure on organizations to rapidly adapt. This pace of solutions deployment, unfortunately, results in a proliferation of point solutions and enormous complexity in the enterprise resulting in challenges in business process integration. Enterprise architecture can provide a glue to connect the entire organization tightly integrating business and IT.
Get ready for adapt adaptability, flexibility, scalability, and efficiency with a tightly coupled business and technology architecture.
