The Decision-Making Context Influences the Role of the Enterprise Architect

Martin Van Den Berg; Hans Van Vliet

doi:10.1109/EDOCW.2016.7584389

The Decision-Making Context Influences the Role of the Enterprise Architect

Martin Van Den Berg, Hans Van Vliet

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Enterprise architecture (EA) offers ways to steer and guide the design and evolution of the enterprise, including its information technology (IT). One of the objectives of EA is to support IT decision-making. This study aims to provide EA researchers and practitioners with insight into the factors that influence the role of EA in IT decision-making. For this purpose, we conducted a multiple case study at three different organizations in which we analyzed how EA influences IT decisions regarding specific issues. EA's support was found to deliver a valuable contribution in all three cases, which however varied considerably from case to case. We have identified four different factors that determine the role of EA in IT decision-making processes: the formalization of the decision-making process, the mindset of decision-makers, the magnitude of impact and the time pressure of the issue. These factors determine how the enterprise architect will be involved in IT decision-making, the type of deliverables and the breadth and depth of the architecture analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 20th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Pages	114-121
Number of pages	8
Volume	2016-September
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467399333
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOCW.2016.7584389
Publication status	Published - 28 Sept 2016
Event	20th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 5 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016

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Conference	20th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	5/09/16 → 9/09/16

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empirical analysis
enterprise architect
Enterprise architecture
IT decision-making

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Van Den Berg, M., & Van Vliet, H. (2016). The Decision-Making Context Influences the Role of the Enterprise Architect. In Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 20th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016 (Vol. 2016-September, pp. 114-121). Article 7584389 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOCW.2016.7584389

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Van Den Berg, M & Van Vliet, H 2016, The Decision-Making Context Influences the Role of the Enterprise Architect. in Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 20th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016. vol. 2016-September, 7584389, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., pp. 114-121, 20th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016, Vienna, Austria, 5/09/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOCW.2016.7584389

The Decision-Making Context Influences the Role of the Enterprise Architect. / Van Den Berg, Martin; Van Vliet, Hans.
Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 20th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Workshop, EDOCW 2016. Vol. 2016-September Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 2016. p. 114-121 7584389.

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