Enterprise Architecture Principles in Research and Practice: Insights from an Exploratory Analysis

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serval:BIB_44B926148586
Type
Inproceedings: an article in a conference proceedings.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Enterprise Architecture Principles in Research and Practice: Insights from an Exploratory Analysis
Title of the conference
Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2013)
Author(s)
Haki  M.K., Legner C.
Address
Utrecht, The Netherlands
ISBN
978-90-393-6112-2
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Language
english
Abstract
Even though architecture principles were first discussed in the 1990s, they are still perceived as an underexplored topic in enterprise architecture management research. By now, there is an increasing consensus about EA principles' nature, as well as guidelines for their formulation. However, the extant literature remains vague about what can be considered suitable EA design and evolution guidance principles. In addition, empirical insights regarding their role and usefulness in practice are still lacking. Accordingly, this research seeks to address three questions: (1) What are suitable principles to guide EA design and
evolution? (2) What usage do EA principles have for practitioners? (3) Which propositions can be derived regarding EA principles' role and application? Opting for exploratory research, we apply a research process covering critical analysis of current publications as well as capturing experts' perceptions. Our research ontologically distinguishes between principles from nonprinciples, proposes a validated set of meta-principles, and clarifies principles' application, role, and usefulness in practice. The explored insights can be used as guidelines in defining suitable principles and turning them into an effective bridge between strategy and design and a guide in design decisions.
Keywords
enterprise architecture management, architecture principles, exploratory research, expert study
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05/05/2013 9:32
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20/08/2019 13:49
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