Towards a Conceptualization of Architectural Support for Enterprise Transformation
ISBN
978-90-393-6112-2
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2013-06-06
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
Enterprise architecture management (EAM) is supposed to be a helpful means to support the management of enterprise transformations, i.e., fundamental changes. However, in current corporate practice, there seems to be no regular application of EAM as leading authority or support service for enterprise transformation. Thus, we examine, which activities need to be conducted in order to manage enterprise transformation. We further identify the needed information inputs for these activities. Based on this foundation, we analyze, which of the information inputs can be provided by EAM. We identify eight major activity areas of enterprise transformation management (ETM). We further identify information inputs that these ETM activities need. Additionally, we identify content elements that EAM can provide by analyzing EAM meta models. Comparing the demand by ETM and the supply by EAM shows that EAM in general provides valuable inputs to the ETM activities but shows weaknesses when it comes to information about individual actors or environmental information. ETM information needs that are strongly supported are e.g. organizational goals, roles and actors. ETM information needs that are weakly supported are e.g. organizational culture, resistances or organizational rituals.
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2013)
Publisher
Association for Information Systems
Publisher place
AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Start page
116
Event Title
21st European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2013
Event Location
Utrecht, Netherlands
Event Date
06.-08.06.2013
Official URL
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
223390
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