Current Issues on Enterprise Architecture Implementation Evaluation

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is employed by
enterprises for providing integrated Information Systems (ISs) in
order to support alignment of their business and Information
Technology (IT). Evaluation of EA implementation can support
enterprise to reach intended goals. There are some problems in
current evaluation methods of EA implementation that lead to
ineffectiveness implementation of EA. This paper represents current
issues on evaluation of EA implementation. In this regard, we set the
framework in order to represent evaluation’s issues based on their
functionality and structure. The results of this research not only
increase the knowledge of evaluation, but also could be useful for
both academics and practitioners in order to realize the current
situation of evaluations.

• Fatemeh Nikpay
• Rodina Binti Ahmad
• Babak Darvish Rouhani

• Current issues on EA
• implementation evaluation
• Evaluation
• Enterprise Architecture
• Evaluation of Enterprise Architecture Implementation.

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