The Impact of Enterprise Architecture Management on Design Decisions in IS Change Projects
ISBN
978-3-86360-132-4
Type
book section
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Nissen, Volker
Stelzer, Dirk
Straßburger, Steffen
Fischer, Daniel
Research Team
IWI1, ACG
Abstract
Information systems (IS) change projects aim at developing consistent IS solutions for business needs. In order to avoid inconsistencies, redundancies, and misalignments among these projects, some form of cross-project guidance is needed. Enterprise architecture management (EAM) is a prominent discipline that aims to guide IS change projects not only for local business needs, but also for enterprise-wide and long-term goals. However, EAM’s impact often remains limited due to the complexity of IS landscapes, conflicting goal systems, and design decisions that cater local/short-term rather than enterprise-wide/long-term solutions. Assuming that EAM does not necessarily guide all these potentially relevant design decisions in IS change projects, we explore dimensions and characteristics of design decisions based on empirical focus group data. To this end, we develop a classification scheme, based on which we identify two design decision types that embody hierarchical and lateral characteristics, respectively. Using this scheme, we discuss how to (re-)consider EAM for enterprise-wide/long-term solutions in IS change projects.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Book title
Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (2016 : Ilmenau): Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2016
Publisher
Universitätsverlag Ilmenau
Publisher place
Ilmenau
Volume
Band 3
Start page
1405
End page
1416
Event Title
Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2016
Event Location
Illmenau
Event Date
09.-11.03.2016
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
250960
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