Värdet av Enterprise Arkitektur i en verksamhet. En kvalitativ studie av hur man förklarar värdet av att använda Enterprise Arkitektur i en verksamhet i olika mognadssteg
Enterprise ArkitekturMognadsgradVerksamhetsnyttaAlignmentStrategiutvecklingFörändringsledningIT-investeringar
The purpose with this report is to highlight the value which Enterprise Architecture (EA) can bring,including the effects that can emerge, for a business. In the report we also study how Enterprise Architecturemay serve as basis for generating even more business value. The study is based on a theoretical frameworkwhich covers the following perspectives; architecture design, strategy development, management of changeand evaluation of IT-investments. Gathering and analysis of empirical data has been performed using acustom-developed model which is based on a model from Sogeti called Dynamic Architecture (van DenBerg and van Steenbergen, 2006) and Innovation Value Institute?s maturity curve (Innovation ValueInstitute, 2008) for Enterprise Architecture management.Explaining the value of Enterprise Architecture is invariably an important topic since many organizationsexpect to be able to generate quick value of the investments made in Enterprise Architecture. Our hypothesisis that it is possible to explain the value of Enterprise Architecture within the context of a business, and thatthe value increases as the maturity level around Enterprise Architecture grows.Based on studies of the literature and the empirical data we have concluded that there is a direct relationbetween EA-maturity and value added by Enterprise Architecture for a business.